CHRISTIAN HERITAGE COLLEGE V-12

2100 Greenfield Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92019-1157
Tel: (619)441-2200
Free: 800-676-2242
Admissions: (619)588-7747
Fax: (619)440-0209
Web Site: http://www.christianheritage.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 55-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Diego. Endowment: $264,049. Educational spending 2003-04: $5025 per student. Total enrollment: 549. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 494 applied, 42% were admitted. 9% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 67% from top half. 1 valedictorian. Full-time: 454 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 64 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 7 other countries, 11% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 7% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 24% 25 or older, 43% live on campus, 15% transferred in. Retention: 54% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: home economics/vocational home economics; interdisciplinary studies; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.75 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 9/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $20,830 includes full-time tuition ($14,840) and college room and board ($5990). Full-time tuition varies according to class time, course load, and program. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $498 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to class time, course load, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Senate, Missions Club, Aviators Club, Women of Influence, Hope Ministries. Major annual events: Homecoming, Bible Conference, International Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 206 college housing spaces available; 195 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Christian Heritage College Library with 75,001 books, 7,400 serials, 918 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $213,115. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The campus is two miles from the center of El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego. The location of the college affords short travel distances to nearby mountain, desert and beach resorts.