LAUREL BUSINESS INSTITUTE N-4

11-15 Penn St.
Uniontown, PA 15401
Tel: (724)439-4900
Fax: (724)439-3607
Web Site: http://www.laurelbusiness.net/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1985. Setting: 10-acre small town campus with easy access to Pittsburgh. Total enrollment: 378. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 328 applied, 66% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 15% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Full-time: 365 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 13 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 0.3% Hispanic, 9% black, 0.3% international. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, double major, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: Wonderlic aptitude test required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Tuition: $9225 full-time, $205 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1996 full-time, $358.50 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 75 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.