Mountain West College: Narrative Description

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MOUNTAIN WEST COLLEGE E-9

3280 West 3500 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
Tel: (801)840-4800; Admissions: (801)840-4800; Fax: (801)969-0828; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.mwcollege.com/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Part of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1982. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 773. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 169 applied, 88% were admitted. 42% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, CPAt. Recommended: SAT I or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Tuition: $9144 full-time, $254 per quarter hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $100 full-time, $25 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organization: Student Activity Committee. Major annual events: Christmas Service Project, Christmas Social, Halloween Social. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 5,250 books and 41 serials. Operations spending 2002-03: $30,000. 76 computers available on campus for general student use. A campus-wide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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