NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS T-15

300 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33132
Tel: (305)237-3135
Admissions: (305)237-3472
Fax: (305)237-3794
E-mail: nwsaadm@mdc.edu
Web Site: http://www.mdc.edu/nwsa

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Miami Dade College and University of Florida. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1984. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Endowment: $3.2 million. Total enrollment: 351. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 8:1. 237 applied, 47% were admitted. Full-time: 351 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 34 states and territories, 19 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 51% Hispanic, 15% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 10% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, audition. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2129 full-time, $59.15 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7450 full-time, $206.95 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to degree level. Part-time tuition varies according to degree level. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organization: student government. Major annual event: Rising Stars. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Miami Dade Community College library (Wolfson Campus) plus 1 other with an OPAC and a Web page. 100 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.