Antioch University Los Angeles: Narrative Description

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ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES X-3

400 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
Tel: (310)578-1080; 800-7ANTIOCH; Admissions: (310)578-1080; Fax: (310)827-4742; Web Site: http://www.antiochla.edu/

Description: Independent, upper-level, coed. Part of Antioch University. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1972. Setting: 1-acre urban campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Educational spending 2002-03: $2100 per student. Total enrollment: 650. Faculty: 172 (21 full-time, 151 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 65 applied, 88% were admitted. Full-time: 81 students, 75% women, 25% men. Part-time: 107 students, 75% women, 25% men. 0% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 17% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 97% 25 or older, 100% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $60. Tuition: $15,995 full-time, $405 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $65 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Operations spending 2002-03: $20,000. 12 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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