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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS INSTITUTE B-5

20 Arco Dr.
Toledo, OH 43607
Tel: (419)531-9610; Admissions: (419)531-9610; Fax: (419)531-4732; Web Site: http://www.proskills.com/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1984. Setting: 2-acre urban campus with easy access to Detroit. Educational spending 2002-03: $3800 per student. Total enrollment: 174. 57 applied, 93% were admitted. 48% from top half of their high school class. 1 National Merit Scholar, 2 student government officers. Full-time: 164 students, 77% women, 23% men. Part-time: 10 students, 80% women, 20% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 60% 25 or older. Core. Services for LD students, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at Lourdes College.

Entrance Requirements: Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, recommendations, interview, Wonderlic aptitude test. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: 9/15.

Collegiate Environment: Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, camera, alarm system. College housing not available. Professional Skills Institute Library plus 1 other with 2,200 books, 50 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $7805. 28 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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