Academics
Westwood College was established in Los Angeles in 1999, and since the very beginning has been recognized as an institution that offers high quality education in the form of twenty diplomas, associates, bachelor
Westwood College-Los Angeles
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Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 30.4 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $17,687 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 29 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 50% / 18% |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 672 |
Admissions
To apply to Westwood College, there are four basic steps that must be taken. First, applicants are required to fill out the college
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Financial Aid
Westwood College understands that some students find colleges unaffordable, so it tries to assist all students get the financing help they need through its Financial Aid Office. At present, Westwood College offers financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, and student loans.
Scholarships and grants are granted on the basis of need, merit, and talent. For example, if you are a student with excellent grades you can apply for a scholarship. If you are a California state resident and have good grades but not enough money to attend college, you may be eligible for either a scholarship or a grant. It is also important to know that financial assistance, despite being open to all who need it, is limited; it is important that you apply in a timely manner because applications are processed on a date-received basis.
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Students
Westwood College opened its very own Los Angeles campus in 1999. This campus offers no on-campus housing for its students but given its location, students are more than able to find suitable housing accommodation close by. Westwood does assist students in finding appropriate housing around campus; the Collegiate Housing Service works with Westwood in providing shared student housing in apartments.
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Athletics
Westwood College presently has no Athletics Department; it offers no intramural sports and it does not compete in any college division anywhere in the United States. The college understands that sports and recreation are important but given that the college is a fast-track, career-focused institution, it leaves students to pursue athletics on their own time outside the campus. Westwood is still growing and developing to better service the educational needs of students, but until then, it is important that you know that there are no sports teams associated with the college and there are no opportunities of receiving sporting scholarships.
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Activities occur all year round on campus; the idea of these activities is to enhance student life and enabling them to become balanced, mature, and socially responsible people. The activities sponsored by Westwood include the following: job fairs, charity events, Thanksgiving feasts, Winterfest, and barbecues, among others. The college also has a wide offering of student clubs in all of its divisions (business, design, Technology, and Justice) so that students can pursue individual interests that are in some way related to their chosen career (or to another that they find interesting but do not wish to pursue in full).
If you are interested in achieving academic excellence, you should know that the college does have a chapter of the Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society, which has the objective of promoting excellence in its members. So, no matter what your interests outside your chosen career paths are, Westwood College offers various alternatives so that you can fulfill all of your expectations and get an integral education.
Bibliography
- About us, http://www.westwood.edu/why-westwood/about-us/, web, 26 July 2011.
- Admissions, http://www.westwood.edu/admissions/, web, 26 July, 2011
- Financial Aid, http://www.westwood.edu/financial-aid/, web, 26 July 2011
- Snider, Mark. How to get money for college 2011: Financing your future beyond federal aid. United States: Peterson’s, 2011. Print.
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