We have an impressive academic record. We are the leader among the state's 110 community colleges in transferring students to the University of California, University of Southern California and other four-year campuses. We also pride ourselves on preparing students for careers of the 21st century - in such fields as nursing, solar technology, new media, computer technology, early childhood education, business, graphic design and other occupations.
Seton Hall's 58-acre campus is located in the quaint town of South Orange, New Jersey, only 14 miles from Manhattan. The University is home to eight schools, over 60 majors and about 10,000 students. We prepare students mentally, physically and spiritually to be servant leaders and caring citizens, both in and out of the workplace.
Renowned as the world's premier leader development institution, West Point accomplishes its mission by developing cadets intellectually, physically, militarily, ethically, spiritually, and socially. The student body, or Corps of Cadets, numbers 4,400 and each year approximately 1000 cadets join the Long Gray Line as they graduate and are commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising has two campuses, one in San Diego and the other in Los Angeles. It is a proprietary 2-year art and business college. It is a commuter campus, both in large cities.
California State University, Northridge is a vibrant, diverse university community of nearly 36,000 students and more than 4,000 faculty and staff, sited on a 356-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. As you explore the university's web site, you will find ample evidence of Cal State Northridge's commitment to the educational and professional goals of students, and its extensive service to the community.
USC's old handle: "The University of Spoiled Children." USC's new handle: highly selective West Coast university with preeminent programs in arts and media. The difference: a deluge in applications of historic proportions as students flock to LA and the region's only major private university.
The Naval Academy was founded in 1845 by the Secretary of the Navy, George Bancroft, in what is now historic Annapolis, MD. As the U.S. Navy has moved from a fleet of sail and steam-powered ships to a high tech fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and surface ships as well as supersonic aircraft, the Academy has changed also. The Naval Academy gives young men and women the up-to-date academic and professional training needed to be effective naval and marine officers in their assignments after graduation.
The name may conjure up a nondescript public university, but Rochester is a topnotch [rivate university in the orbit of Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, Johns Hopkins, and Washington U (MO). The university has a scientific bent and is known as a haven for premeds.