American InterContinental University: Narrative Description

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AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY S-10

12655 West Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Tel: (310)302-2000
Free: 800-333-2652
Fax: (310)302-2001
Web Site: http://www.aiuniv.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1982. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,405. 720 applied, 38% were admitted. 0% from top 10% of their high school class, 0% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Students come from 50 states and territories, 21 other countries, 27% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 47% 25 or older, 10% live on campus. Retention: 63% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts; business/marketing; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: five 10-week terms. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Tuition: $16,000 full-time, $338 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $190 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course level and course load. College room only: $5500.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Major annual events: Yacht Party, International Dinner, Graduation Ball. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. 175 college housing spaces available; 169 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Library plus 1 other with 20,000 books, 50 microform titles, and 228 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $175,000. 40 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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