NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (COLORADO SPRINGS) H-12

5125 North Academy Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Tel: (719)277-0588
Fax: (719)277-0589
Web Site: http://www.national.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1941. Setting: 1-acre suburban campus with easy access to Denver. Total enrollment: 250. Faculty: 45 (10 full-time, 35 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. Students come from 25 states and territories, 16% Hispanic, 15% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 75% 25 or older. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Tuition: $11,650 full-time, $235 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $200 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. National American University Library with 15,000 books and 100 serials. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.