DeVry University (Pomona): Narrative Description

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DEVRY UNIVERSITY (POMONA) S-11

901 Corporate Center Dr.
Pomona, CA 91768-2642
Tel: (909)622-8866
Free: 800-882-7536
Fax: (909)623-5666
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Part of DeVry University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1983. Setting: 15-acre urban campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Total enrollment: 2,118. Faculty: 86 (46 full-time, 40 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 25:1. Students come from 25 states and territories, 19 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 42% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: SAT or ACT, CPT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,880 full-time, $430 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time, $75 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, International Telecommunications Management Association, United Islands Student Association. Major annual events: The Welcome Barbecue, Winter Formal, Part-Time Jobs Fair. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 17,000 books, 77 serials, 1,234 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 513 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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