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LOUISVILLE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE D-7

3901 Atkinson Square Dr.
Louisville, KY 40218-4528
Tel: (502)456-6509; 800-884-6528; Admissions: (502)456-6509; Fax: (502)456-2341; Web Site: http://www.louisvilletech.com/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of Sullivan University System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 10-acre suburban campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $3000 per student. Total enrollment: 667. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 182 applied, 77% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 28% from top quarter, 64% from top half. Full-time: 626 students, 33% women, 67% men. Part-time: 41 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 17% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 11% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 32% 25 or older, 6% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 68% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview, ACT, SAT or CPAt. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $90. Tuition: $12,480 full-time, $260 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $415 full-time, $25 per course part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program. College room only: $3690. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 5 open to all. Most popular organizations: ASID, IIDA, ADDA, Robotics International. Major annual events: School Picnic, River Boat Cruise, picnics, dinners and luncheons. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. 42 college housing spaces available; 39 were occupied in 2002-03. Option: coed housing available. Louisville Tech Library plus 1 other with 3,463 books, 96 serials, 242 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $32,491. 193 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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