Coleman College (La Mesa): Narrative Description

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COLEMAN COLLEGE (LA MESA) V-12

7380 Parkway Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91942-1532
Tel: (619)465-3990
Fax: (619)465-0162
Web Site: http://www.coleman.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 3-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Diego. Educational spending 2003-04: $1700 per student. Total enrollment: 468. Faculty: 93 (62 full-time, 31 part-time). Full-time: 444 students, 23% women, 77% men. Students come from 19 states and territories, 5% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 15% Hispanic, 10% black, 11% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 68% 25 or older. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences. Core. Services for LD students, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100. Tuition: $18,480 full-time, $220 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $100 full-time. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Coleman College LaMesa Library with 66,800 books and 69 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $6000. 420 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed.

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