College Visits the Weeks of Nov. 9 and Nov. 16, 2014

Chapman University	11/9	1:00pm	Chapman University – See Naviance
UC Santa Cruz	11/12	11:25am	A1
CalArts	11/13	Support	CCC
US Marines	11/13	Lunch	CCC
University of the Pacific	11/15	9:00am	At UOP – Preview Day
IDC Herzliya	11/17	6:00pm	Beverly Hilton Canon Room – See Naviance
DeVry University	11/19	Lunch	CCC
FIDM	11/19	Lunch	CCC

Chapman University

Located in Orange County, Chapman University has an undergraduate enrollment of 5,300 students and a student-faculty ratio of 14:1.  Popular majors include Business, Film/Video, Speech Communications, Psychology, and Public Relations. With 20 varsity sports, Chapman competes in the NCAA Division III.

Chapman University

UC Santa Cruz

Located in Santa Cruz with an undergraduate enrollment of 15,700 students, Santa Cruz is relatively small for a UC. The beautiful campus is filled with redwood trees and overlooks Monterey Bay. Strong programs include marine sciences, biology, psychology, and linguistics.  The “Slugs” compete in NCAA Div. III.

UC Santa Cruz

CalArts

Considered a training ground, a professional center, and a laboratory of the arts all rolled into one, CalArts enrolls 986 students at its Valencia campus in one of six schools: Critical Studies, Dance, Art, Film/Video, Music, and Theater.  For undergraduates, Cal Arts offers a BFA which requires students to take 48 units of Critical Studies in addition to their program requirements.  Standardized tests are not required but auditions/portfolios are a big factor for admissions as are application essays and students’ high school transcripts.

CalArts

University of the Pacific

Located in Stockton, California, University of the Pacific is a medium-sized private university with 3,800 undergraduates and is considered quite selective.  The University houses 9 schools and 80 undergraduate majors.  Popular majors include business, biology, and visual and performing arts. Twenty percent of students go Greek and San Francisco is only 90 miles away.  The Tigers compete in NCAA Div. I.

University of the Pacific

IDC Herzliya

BA in Business, Government, Psychology, or Communications in only 3 years through programs taught entirely in English.  Founded in 1994, IDC-Herzliya is the first private college in Israel.  A world-renowned faculty at its Raphael Recanati International School teaches students from 82 countries.  Additionally, IDC has exchange programs with 40 universities throughout the world.

IDC Herzliya

DeVry University

An accredited, for-profit university with a flexible, hybrid model of teaching that includes traditional and online programs, DeVry has 90 campuses nationwide.  Popular majors include Business Administration and Computer Systems Analysis.  DeVry is offering a $20,000 scholarship for students with a 2.8 GPA.

DeVry University

FIDM

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is an accredited (WASC) for-profit private college located in downtown LA with satellite campuses in Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco.  FIDM offers 24 Associate degrees and 10 Bachelor’s degrees in programs ranging from Manufacturing & Product Development to Textile Production and Set Design.

FIDM Los Angeles

Questions?  

Please contact Elise Aries in the College and Career Center 818-889-1262 ext. 375 or email: ahsccc@lvusd.org

College Visits the Week of Nov. 2, 2014

Academy of Art	11/2	10 – 5	JW Marriott at LA Live – See Naviance
Washington State University	11/3	Support	CCC
CSUN	11/3	Lunch	CCC
UCSB	11/4	Support	N3
Oregon State	11/4	Lunch	CCC
University of Oklahoma	11/5	12:55pm	CCC
University of Delaware	11/5	12:55pm	CCC
University of Oregon	11/6	Support	CCC
MIT	11/6	Lunch	CCC
Occidental College	11/7		At Occidental – See Naviance
University of Wyoming	11/7	Support	CCC
Louisiana State University	11/7	Lunch	CCC

Academy of Art

Academy of Art University is an accredited school of art and design located in San Francisco with an undergraduate enrollment of over 10,000 students.  Popular majors include fashion design, animation, film production, illustration, and graphic design.

Academy of Art

Washington State University

Located in the small town of Pullman, Washington, Washington State University has an undergraduate enrollment of 23,135.  Students can choose from 100 majors in 12 colleges including communications in the Edward R. Murrow (alum) College of Communications where students help run the university’s television and radio station.  Greek life is big with over 40% of students belonging to a fraternity or sorority.  WSU competes in NCAA Div. I.

Washington State University

CSUN

CSUN has an undergraduate enrollment of 31,500 students and is located on 356 acres in nearby Northridge, making it one of the nation’s largest single campus universities. The new Valley Performing Arts Center makes CSUN the cultural heart of the valley as well.  Popular majors include business, social sciences, psychology, and communications/journalism.  The Matadors compete in NCAA Div. I athletics.

CSUN

UC Santa Barbara

Bordered by the Pacific, UCSB has an undergraduate enrollment of 18,315 students.  UCSB’s strongest programs are the sciences as well as a notably strong accounting program. The College of Creative Studies allows UCSB students to major in the sciences, math, art, and literature, with a program tailored  to individual students’ strengths and goals while working closely with their faculty advisors.  Students rigorously explore their field while they engage in research usually reserved for graduate students.  As the headquarters of UC’s Education Abroad Program, students can study abroad at any of 100 host universities worldwide. The Gauchos compete in NCAA Div. I.

UCSB

Oregon State University

Located in Corvallis, a small town in Eastern Oregon, Oregon State is slightly smaller and less selective than its rival, University of Oregon.  Once known mostly for its excellence in the study of agriculture, Oregon State is gaining recognition for its strong programs in biotechnology, engineering, and business.  Fiske rates Oregon State a “Best Buy” with total cost of attendance at estimated at $39,000 for out-of-staters.  “The Beavers” compete in NCAA Div. I.

Oregon State University

University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, located in Norman, Oklahoma’s third-largest city, has an undergraduate enrollment of 18,503 students.  Home to the National Weather Research Center, the largest weather research center of its kind in the nation, “OU” has strong programs in meteorology, engineering, and geology-related fields.  OU also has a Native American Studies program that teaches more Native American languages for credit than any other institution.  Greek life is big here and so is football. The Oklahoma Sooners compete in the Big 12 Conference.

University of Oklahoma

University of Delaware

Located in Newark, Delaware, a small city, University of Delaware is a not-too-large public university with an undergraduate enrollment of 15,548.  Delaware offers over 135 academic programs in seven colleges with notable programs in engineering, business, and the biological sciences and many opportunities for undergrad research.  Over two-thirds of the student body are out-of-staters.  The “Blue Hens” compete in NCAA Div. I.

University of Delaware

University of Oregon

Located the wonderful college town of Eugene, University of Oregon is a large public university with an undergraduate enrollment of 21,862.  The beautiful campus has strong programs in communications, music, creative writing, and humanities as well as the number one program in the nation in the increasingly popular field of Sustainable Architecture and Design.  Clark Honors College is strong as well as selective.  The Ducks compete in NCAA Div. I.

University of Oregon

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

With an undergraduate enrollment of just over 4,400 students and a prime location in the heart of Boston, MIT is the premier university for all things tech including engineering, computer science, and management science.  MIT graduates have formed enough companies to employ one fourth of all the workforce in Silicon Valley.  Admission is extremely competitive with an admission rate below 9%.  Greek life plays a big role in the social scene at MIT as do practical jokes including welding shut Harvard’s gates.  The Engineers compete in Div. III in 33 varsity sports.

MIT

Occidental College

Yes, there are great, small liberal arts colleges in the West and Occidental (Oxy) is one of them.  Located between Pasadena and Glendale near Eagle Rock, Occidental has just over 2,000 undergrads. Fiske calls Oxy’s Diplomacy and World Affairs Program “innovative”.  It features internships at the UN and in D.C.  Other strong programs include English, music, and chemistry. Oxy competes in NCAA Div. III.  Notable alum: Barack Obama.

Occidental College

University of Wyoming

Located in Laramie, approximately two hours North of Denver, University of Wyoming enrolls 10,000 undergrads and offers nearly 200 areas of study.  Popular majors include nursing, education, psychology, and business.  The Cowboys compete in NCAA Div. I.

Louisiana State University

LSU is located in Baton Rouge on the banks of the Mississippi on what was once a plantation.  Covering 2,000 acres dotted with huge oak trees, LSU enrolls over 22,000 undergrads.  Antebellum mansions house fraternities and sororities and football is king here.  Popular majors include biology, psychology, mass communications, and mechanical engineering.  The Tigers compete in NCAA Div. I.

Louisiana State

Questions?  

Please contact Elise Aries in the College and Career Center 818-889-1262 ext. 375 or email: ahsccc@lvusd.org

College Visits the Week of October 28, 2014

Mount Ida College	10/27	Support	CCC
Haverford College	10/27	Lunch	CCC
Ohio State University	10/28	Lunch	CCC
University of Montana	10/28	Lunch	CCC
Syracuse Visual and Performing Arts	10/29	Lunch	CCC
Willamette University	10/30	Lunch	CCC
US Marines	10/31	Lunch	CCC
Otis College of Art and Deign	11/1	12:30 pm	At Otis

Mount Ida College

Mount Ida College is a small private college in Newton, Massachusetts (8 miles from Boston) with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,268 students.  Popular majors include veterinary health technology, business, dental hygiene, fashion merchandising, and mortuary science.  Mount Ida competes in NCAA Div. III.

Mount Ida College

Haverford College

Haverford College is a small, highly-selective (US News) liberal arts college located in Haverford, PA just 10 miles outside of Philly. Haverford students (1,200 enrollment) have a unique arrangement with Bryn Mawr College, an all women’s college harking back to the days when Haverford was all male.  Students from either college may not only take classes at either school, but may also eat in either dining hall and live in either school’s dorms.  Cross registration for classes also extends to nearby Swarthmore and University of Pennsylvania.  Haverford is known for its strong honor code which permeates all aspects of student life. The “Fords” compete in NCAA Div. III and have the only varsity cricket team in the nation.

Haverford College

The Ohio State University

Located in the state capital, Columbus, Ohio State is big in every way.  The biggest of the Big Ten, OSU has 40,000 undergrads and offers 175 majors in 19 colleges.  Its huge sports program fields 39 varsity teams, 50 intramural teams, and another 50 sports clubs.  It stands on 3,000 acres making it the third largest campus in the nation.  Notable programs include business, education, industrial design, African American Studies, and engineering.  OSU’s honors program limits class size to 25 students and are taught by professors.

The Ohio State University

University of Montana

The flagship campus of the University of Montana system, University of Montana is located in Missoula and enrolls just under 10,000 students on one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses.  Part of the WUE program, the scholarship is competitive for out-of-state students but greatly reduces the cost of attendance. Popular majors include business, social sciences, natural resources and conservation, and psychology.  The Montana Grizzlies compete in the Big Sky Conference.

University of Montana

Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts

Syracuse’s VPA is the largest professional college on campus and houses the departments of Art, Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Design, Drama, Transmedia (computer art, film and video, and photography), and the Setnor School of Music which also houses the popular Bandier Program, a selective program that prepares students for the music industry. The VPA offers 33 undergraduate programs and grants several degrees including a BA, BS, BFA, BID (Bachelor of Industrial Design) and BM.

Syracuse VPA - Steamroller printmaking on the quad

Willamette University

Located in Oregon’s state capital of Salem, Willamette is a beautiful liberal arts college of 2,000 undergrads.  Literally across the street from the state capitol building, Willamette students have a unique opportunity for internships there as well as at the state Supreme Court.  Popular majors include politics, economics, biology, psychology, and history.  There is an extensive study abroad program which also benefits from programs with neighboring Tokyo International University of America.  Willamette students can take Japanese language and culture classes at TIUA and then are placed in homestays in Japan.  The Bearcats compete in NCAA Div. III.

Willamette University

Questions?  

Please contact Elise Aries in the College and Career Center 818-889-1262 ext. 375 or email: ahsccc@lvusd.org

College Visits the Week of October 19, 2014

Loyola Marymount	10/19	10:00 am	Loyola Marymount – See Naviance
University of Colorado – Boulder	10/19	1:30 pm	Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills
Western Washington University	10/20	12:55 pm	CCC
University of San Diego	10/20	12:55 pm	CCC
DePaul University	10/20	7:00 pm	Hilton Pasadena – See Naviance
University of Chicago	10/21	Support	CCC
IDC Herzliyah	10/21	Lunch	CCC
Otterbein University	10/21	Lunch	CCC
Georgetown University	10/21	7:00 pm	Loyola High School – RSVP necessary see Naviance
Northern Arizona University	10/22	Support	CCC
University of Maryland	10/22	Support	CCC
Georgetown University	10/23		Flintridge Preparatory School - RSVP necessary see Naviance
CSU – Channel Islands	10/22	Lunch	A1
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music	10/23	Support	CCC
Art Center College of Design	10/23	Lunch	CCC
Sarah Lawrence College	10/23	7:00 pm	New Roads School – See Naviance
Visual and Performing Arts Fair	10/25	1:00 pm	UCLA, Ackerman Union

Loyola Marymount University

LMU is a medium-sized Roman Catholic university right in LA overlooking the Pacific with strong programs in film and television, business, and engineering.  A number of programs are designed to support freshmen so their first year is successful.  Opportunities for internships and studying abroad are plentiful.  LMU competes in Div. I athletics.

Loyola Marymount

University of Colorado - Boulder

Located in the small city of Boulder nestled in the scenic Rocky Mountains, the University of Colorado enrolls 24,000 undergraduates.  Consistently among the top universities to receive NASA funding, Aerospace Engineering is a strong program along with the sciences, psychology, and music. Varsity teams now compete in the Pac-12 and CU-Boulder’s club sports program is ranked among the nation’s top three for the athletic and academic performance of its teams.

Western Washington University

Western Washington University is a public university with an undergraduate enrollment of just over 14,000 students. Located in Bellingham on Bellingham Bay, Western Washington is just a one hour drive south of Vancouver and a 1½ hour drive north of Seattle.  It has recently received national recognition from US News as being the the highest-ranking public, master’s granting university in the Pacific Northwest and Kiplinger’s has Western listed on its 2014 100 Best Values in Public Colleges and Universities.  Western offers a strong honors program for highly motivated students and 92% of freshmen live on campus.  The Vikings compete in NCAA Div. II.

Western Washington University

University of San Diego

University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university located two miles north of downtown San Diego.  Known for its beautiful campus and strong programs in business and engineering, USD enrolls 5,211 undergrads and offers over 60 degrees in six schools.  The Toreros compete in NCAA Div. I.  

University of San Diego

University of Chicago

University of Chicago is a private university with 5,000 undergrads and a student population of 10,000 in the Chicago community of Hyde Park.  Known for its comprehensive Common Core and academic rigor, strong programs include economics and all the social sciences as well as linguistics, the biological sciences and math.  Undergrads may take classes at any of the university’s graduate and professional schools.  With only 9% of applicants accepted, US News considers U of Chicago “most selective”.  The “Maroons” compete in NCAA Div. 3.

University of Chicago

IDC Herzliyah

Interested in going to school in Israel? At IDC-Herzliya, students can get a BA in Business, Government, Psychology, or Communications in only 3 years through programs taught entirely in English.  Founded in 1994, IDC-Herzliya is the first private college in Israel.  A world-renowned faculty at its Raphael Recanati International School teaches students from 82 countries.  Additionally, IDC has exchange programs with 40 universities throughout the world.

IDC Herzliyah

Otterbein University

Located in suburban Westerville, Ohio, Otterbein is a small university with 2,500 undergraduates.  It was founded in the United Methodist tradition and offers both liberal arts and professional studies curricula.  Popular majors include Business, Nursing, and the Arts.

Otterbein University

Northern Arizona University

Located in beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona, Northern Arizona University enrolls 21,000 undergrads with 40% coming from outside of Arizona.  Flagstaff experiences all four seasons with 300 days of sunshine annually.  Popular majors include business, education, and the liberal arts and sciences.  Through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), admitted California students will pay 1.5 times the instate tuition or $13,680 for the 2014-15 academic year for students of all majors except nursing and dental hygiene.  Furthermore, NAU pledges not to raise tuition for 4 years.  The Lumberjacks compete in NCAA Division I. 

Northern Arizona University

University of Maryland

University of Maryland may be in College Park, Maryland, technically, but it is an excellent public university that is on the Washington, D.C. Metro just like Georgetown, GW, and American.  Maryland has earned a strong reputation for its Engineering, Journalism, and Political Science programs. Over 24,000 undergrads call University of Maryland home and school spirit is big here.  The Terrapins compete in NCAA Div. I and basketball is king.

University of Maryland

Cal State Channel Islands

The youngest of the Cal States, Channel Islands is located in Camarillo and has an undergraduate enrollment of only a little over 4,000 students.  The university offers over 30 academic programs.

Cal State Channel Islands

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music

Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, a hub for the New York jazz scene, lies “The New School” which offers jazz students a creative and progressive curriculum resulting in a BFA or a dual degree BA-BFA in five years in conjunction with The New School’s Eugene Lang College for Liberal Arts.

The New School

Art Center College of Design

Located in Pasadena, Art Center College of Design enrolls over 1,700 undergrads. The Art Center offers 11 undergrad degrees and houses one of the oldest advertising programs in the nation as well as the top-ranked program in industrial design (DesignIntelligence).  Undergrads can earn a degree in such innovative fields as transportation design and environmental design as well as more traditional art fields such as illustration and photography.

Art Center College of Design

Questions?  

Please contact Elise Aries in the College and Career Center 818-889-1262 ext. 375 or email: ahsccc@lvusd.org