College Visits the Week of Sept. 23, 2013

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

At number 10 on Forbes “Best Value Colleges” for 2013 and Business Insider’s “Most Underrated College in America”, University of Massachusetts-Lowell is turning heads. A medium-sized college with just over 12,000 undergrads, UMass-Lowell offers 120 undergrad degree programs in five colleges as well as the Commonwealth Honors Program.  A signature program at UMass-Lowell is their Bachelor of Music in Sound Recording Technology.

Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio, is on a picture-perfect campus of 2,000 wooded acres. Recognized by U.S. News & World Report for its strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, it is well known for its classical liberal arts education; Popular majors include marketing and psychology.  MU competes in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. 

Miami of Ohio

Located on 110 acres in uptown New Orleans lies Tulane University with an undergraduate population of 8,400 students.  Tulane has strong programs in the natural sciences, environmental sciences, Latin American Studies, and “Political Economy” where students study an interdisciplinary mix of economics, political science, and philosophy. According to the Common Data Set for 2012-2013, over 35% of full-time undergraduate students received an average non-need-based (merit) award of over $21,000.  Greek life is big and so are Mardi Gras and sports.  Tulane competes in NCAA Div. 1. 

CalArts

Considered a training ground, a professional center, and a laboratory of the arts all rolled into one, CalArts enrolls 938 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.

Founded in 1907, University of Redlands is a liberal arts college with 3,000 undergrads and a lot to offer.  Located in the small town of Redlands, CA, University of Redlands is halfway between LA and Palm Springs and is surrounded by Southern California’s highest peaks.  Besides the fabulous location, Redlands offers the unique Johnston Center for Integrative Studies where students create their own plan of study with their professors.  Further setting it apart from other liberal arts colleges is Redlands unusual professional offerings in education, music, communicative disorders, and business, its most popular major.  University of Redlands competes in NCAA Div. III athletics.

University of Redlands

At Evergreen State College, you won’t find grades or majors. It was established in 1967 as Washington State’s experimental college and has retained that flavor in its team-taught open curriculum.  Undergraduate enrollment is 4,000 and Fiske rates Evergreen as a “best buy” with out-of-state tuition for 2012-13 at just under $19,000.  Evergreen is in Olympia along Puget Sound, one hour’s drive from Seattle.

Questions?  

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