PATTEN UNIVERSITY K-4

2433 Coolidge Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601-2699
Tel: (510)261-8500
Fax: (510)534-8564
Web Site: http://www.patten.edu/

Description:

Independent interdenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1944. Setting: 5-acre urban campus with easy access to San Francisco. Endowment: $274,588. Educational spending 2003-04: $3304 per student. Total enrollment: 559. 67 applied, 58% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 52% from top half. 7 National Merit Scholars, 5 class presidents, 1 valedictorian, 6 student government officers. Full-time: 207 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 239 students, 18% women, 82% men. Students come from 12 states and territories, 5% from out-of-state, 59% 25 or older, 15% live on campus. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 7/31. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $17,320 includes full-time tuition ($11,520) and college room and board ($5800). Part-time tuition: $480 per unit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 5 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Council, Patten College Chorus, Patten Symphonette. Major annual events: Patten Christmas Party, Campus Day, Graduation Banquet. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. Option: coed housing available. Patten Library with 35,000 books, 250 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $124,610. 25 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The Oakland Bay Area is beautiful and there is easy access to San Francisco, Berkeley, and the Regional Park System. There is a variety of cultural, sporting, religious, and recreational activities available.