BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY U-11

730 North Euclid St.
Anaheim, CA 92801
Tel: (714)517-1945; Admissions: (714)517-1945; Fax: (714)517-1948; E-mail: admission@bcu.edu; Web Site: http://www.bcu.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Full Gospel World Mission. Awards bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1978. Setting: suburban campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Endowment: $7 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $2268 per student. Total enrollment: 206. Faculty: 25 (6 full-time, 19 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. Full-time: 129 students, 47% women, 53% men. Part-time: 35 students, 80% women, 20% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 3 other countries, 0.01% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 0% Hispanic, 0% black, 30% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 70% international, 70% 25 or older, 0% live on campus, 13% transferred in. Retention: 36% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, accelerated degree program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview, 2 photographs. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/11. Notification: continuous until 8/25.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Tuition: $6000 full-time, $200 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $120 full-time, $60 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Council, Ping Pong Team. Major annual events: Homecoming Day, Orientation for new students, Athletic Meeting. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols, late night transport-escort service, 24-hour security monitor. College housing not available. Library plus 1 other with 27,763 books, 99 serials, and 3,042 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2002-03: $74,000. 30 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.