COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY I-13

4435 North Chestnut St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3896
Tel: (719)598-0200; Admissions: (719)598-0200; E-mail: tjohnson@cos.coloradotech.edu; Web Site: http://www.coloradotech.edu/

Description: Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Part of Whitman Education Group. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 14-acre suburban campus with easy access to Denver. Educational spending 2002-03: $6200 per student. Total enrollment: 1,684. 180 applied, 93% were admitted. Full-time: 305 students, 21% women, 79% men. Part-time: 910 students, 28% women, 72% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 10% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international, 82% 25 or older, 10% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: engineering/engineering technologies; computer/information sciences. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Recommended: high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview, SAT I or ACT. Required for some: essay, ACT COMPASS. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $100. Tuition: $9225 full-time, $205 per quarter hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $213 full-time, $10 per credit part-time, $6 per term part-time. full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Logistic Engineers, Association of Computing Machinery, Society of Women Engineers, Phi Beta Lambda. Major annual events: Artsfest, Career Fair. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Colorado Technical University Library with 29,819 books, 3,000 microform titles, 10,098 serials, 620 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $345,000. 130 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Colorado Tech is located at the foot of beautiful Pikes Peak. This ideal location provides convenient access to Colorado's magnificent outdoor recreational facilities: skiing, camping, hunting, fishing, and backpacking. Beautiful Colorado Springs and its environs constitute a progressive, growing city of approximately 400,000.