College Visits the Week of November 11, 2013

Ohio State University	11/12/13	Support	A1
University of Delaware	11/13/13	Support	CCC

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 is taught by professors. 

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.

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 November 5, 2013

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

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

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-Herzliya

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

Questions?  

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