Bryant and Stratton College, Virginia Beach: Narrative Description

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BRYANT AND STRATTON COLLEGE, VIRGINIA BEACH H-17

301 Centre Pointe Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-4417
Tel: (757)499-7900; Admissions: (757)499-7900; Fax: (757)499-7799; Web Site: http://www.bryantstratton.edu/

Description: Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Bryant and Stratton Business Institute, Inc. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1952. Setting: suburban campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $1050 per student. Total enrollment: 340. 268 applied, 84% were admitted. Full-time: 238 students, 81% women, 19% men. Part-time: 102 students, 84% women, 16% men. 0% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 61% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 60% 25 or older, 12% transferred in. Retention: 85% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application. Required: interview, CPAt. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. One-time mandatory fee: $100. Tuition: $9900 full-time, $330 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $200 full-time, $100 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Alpha Beta Gamma, Student Government Association, Medical Club, Law Society. Major annual events: Toy Drive, Red Cross Blood Drive, Southeastern Virginia Food Bank Drive. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. campus library with 9,646 books, 8,271 microform titles, 126 serials, and 359 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2002-03: $40,000. 61 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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