HERITAGE UNIVERSITY I-10

3240 Fort Rd.
Toppenish, WA 98948-9599
Tel: (509)865-8500
Admissions: (509)865-8508
Fax: (509)865-4469
E-mail: espindola_b@heritage.edu
Web Site: http://www.heritage.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1982. Setting: 10-acre rural campus. Endowment: $3.8 million. Research spending 2003-04: $237,491. Educational spending 2003-04: $5192 per student. Total enrollment: 1,355. Faculty: 143 (45 full-time, 98 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 608 applied, 60% were admitted. Full-time: 561 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 249 students, 75% women, 25% men. 0% from out-of-state, 13% Native American, 57% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 62% 25 or older, 15% transferred in. Retention: 38% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; law/legal studies; protective services/public administration. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $7080 full-time, $295 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $40 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Library and Resource Center with 47,500 books, 90,000 microform titles, 15,000 serials, 400 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $297,729. 158 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Toppenish is located twenty miles south of Yakima, in the fertile lower Yakima Valley which produces fruit and hops and supports agricultural related industries. The climate is mild and dry. Toppenish has churches representing most denominations, a hospital, symphony, civic theatre, community concert series, and arts events. Local recreation includes swimming, skiing, boating, fishing, hunting, and golf. Local events include the Toppenish Rodeo and Pow-Wow, the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and Yakima Indian Nation Cultural Center events.