GIBBS COLLEGE M-4

142 East Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06851-5754
Tel: (203)838-4173; 800-845-5333; Admissions: (203)633-2311; Fax: (203)853-6402; Web Site: http://www.gibbscollege.com/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of Career Education Corporation. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1975. Setting: 2-acre suburban campus with easy access to New York City. Total enrollment: 770. 1,460 applied, 61% were admitted. Full-time: 770 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 1 other country, 2% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 29% Hispanic, 32% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 45% 25 or older, 19% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: essay. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50. Tuition: $13,488 full-time. Mandatory fees: $100 full-time. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Sister Barbara Dewey Library with 10,000 books, 250 serials, 150 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 220 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.