CALIFORNIA DESIGN COLLEGE S-10

3440 Wilshire Blvd., Tenth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel: (213)251-3636; 877-468-6232
Fax: (213)385-3545
Web Site: http://www.cdc.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Part of Education Management Corporation. Administratively affiliated with Education Management Corporation, The Art Institutes. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1992. Setting: urban campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $22,191 per student. Total enrollment: 353. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 27:1. 214 applied, 99% were admitted. Full-time: 338 students, 86% women, 14% men. Part-time: 15 students, 100% women. Students come from 21 states and territories, 6 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 34% Hispanic, 13% black, 15% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 24% 25 or older, 0.3% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, distance learning, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, interview. Required for some: portfolio. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $14,625 full-time, $325 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. CDC Library with 3,200 books, 124 serials, 2,068 audiovisual materials, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $102,991. 106 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.