Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary: Narrative Description
YESHIVA OHR ELCHONON CHABAD/WEST COAST TALMUDICAL SEMINARY U-19
7215 Waring Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046-7660
Tel: (213)937-3763; Admissions: (213)937-3763
Description: Independent Jewish, 4-year, specialized, men only. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1953. Setting: 4-acre urban campus. Research spending 2002-03: $15,000. Total enrollment: 62. 20% from top 10% of their high school class, 30% from top quarter, 50% from top half. 1 class president, 2 valedictorians, 4 student government officers. Students come from 9 states and territories, 3 other countries, 0% Native American, 0% Hispanic, 0% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 0% 25 or older, 100% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim-Lubavitch, Rabbinical College of America, Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah.
Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview, oral examination. Recommended: recommendations. Required for some: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to applicants with religious commitment.
Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Tuition: $9250 full-time.
Collegiate Environment: Major annual events: Yud-Tes Kislev Farbrengen, Annual Chassidic Purim Celebration. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols. On-campus residence required through senior year. Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad Library plus 3 others with 12,000 books and 200 serials. 18 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.
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