LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN V-11

2222 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1136
Tel: (949)376-6000; 800-255-0762; Admissions: (949)376-6000; Fax: (949)376-6009; Web Site: http://www.lagunacollege.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, specialized, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 9-acre small town campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Endowment: $411,000. Educational spending 2002-03: $6512 per student. Total enrollment: 310. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 245 applied, 88% were admitted. 15 National Merit Scholars, 5 class presidents, 12 valedictorians, 31 student government officers. Full-time: 310 students, 47% women, 53% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 42% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 2% black, 15% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 22% 25 or older. Retention: 83% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Art College Exchange, Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, interview, portfolio, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.5 high school GPA. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 2/2. Notification: 5/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $45. Tuition: $16,500 full-time, $688 per unit part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Major annual event: Student Juried Art Exhibition. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Ruth Salyer Library plus 1 other with 16,000 books, 30 microform titles, 100 serials, 8 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $85,000. 85 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.