Saturday, November 1, 2014

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