How Much DO YOU KNOW about College??
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1. What is an A.A.?
2. What is a B.A.?
3. What is an M.A.?
4. What is a J.D.?
5. What is an M.D?
6. What is a PhD?
7. List 3 differences
between Cal States
and UC’s
 8. List 4 Ivy League
Schools
 9. Who is considered
an undergraduate
student?
 10. Who is considered
a graduate student?
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Expand your knowledge and skills.
2. Express your thoughts clearly in speech
and in writing.
3. Grasp abstract concepts and theories.
4. Increase your understanding of the
world and your community.
30% of Americans hold
a Bachelor’s Degree
 More women than
men are now college
educated.
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Bachelor’s Degrees:
50% Asians
33% Caucasians
20% African Americans
14% Latinos
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1. Community Colleges (2 year)
2. Public Universities – CSU System (Cal
State), and UC system (4 year)
3. Private Universities (4 year)
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2 Year Associate of Arts Degree
Vocational Training
General Education transfer
110 community colleges throughout state
You are not accepted; anyone who applies is
allowed access.
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Pasadena City College – 30,000
Glendale – 19,000
Long Beach – 30,000
Santa Monica – 24,700
Rio Hondo – Whittier
ELAC
Citrus College (Glendora)
Mt. San Antonio (Walnut)
CAL STATE
23 campuses
Offer Bachelors and
Masters Degrees
 Less expensive
 Range: $4,500 - $6,500
(not including books,
living expenses etc.)
 Add $10,000 for dorm
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UC
10 Campuses
Offer Bachelor’s,
Masters and Doctorate
Degrees
 Higher G.P.A
 Range: $8,000 -$15,000
(not including books,
living expenses etc.)
 Add $10,000 dorm
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Enrollment by Campus – Fall
2009
Channel Islands 3,862
Chico 16,934
Dominguez Hills 14,477
Fresno 21,500
Fullerton 36,262
Long Beach 35,557
Los Angeles 20,619
Northridge 35,198
Pomona 22,273
Sacramento 29,241
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UCLA – 35,645
Berkeley – 35,843
Riverside – 17,187
Santa Barbara-21,410
Irvine – 26,483
San Diego -23,500
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USC – University of
Southern California
Occidental College
Whittier College
Claremont College
Loyola Marymount
Mount St. Mary’s
Notre Dame de Namur
Dominican
Stanford
Tuition : $30,000 $40,000 a year
 Smaller population
 Example: Occidental
College (Eagle Rock)
has 1, 868 students!
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Small group of private East Coast Universities
with excellent reputation…
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1. Harvard
2.Brown
3. Columbia
4. Cornell
5. Dartmouth
6. Penn
7. Princeton
8. Yale
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Acceptance Rates:
Harvard 7%-8%
Brown 11%-13%
Columbia 10%-11%
Cornell 20%- 21%
Dartmouth 13%-19%
Penn 16%-17%
Princeton 9%-10%
Yale 8%-9%
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1. Barnard 28%
2. Wellesley 33%
3. Vassar
4. Smith
5. Mount Holyoke
6. Bryn Mawr
7. Radcliffe
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Traditionally Women’s
colleges – “sister”
schools to the Ivy
League schools (before
they accepted women)
A.) History/Social Science – 2 years required
B.) English – 4 years required
 C.) Mathematics – 3 years required, 4 years recommended
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D.)Laboratory Science – 2 years required, 3 years recommended
 E.) Language Other than English – 2 years required, 3 years recommended
 F.) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) – 1 year required
 G .) College-Preparatory Electives – 1 year required
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One year (two semesters), in addition to those required in "a-f" above, chosen from the following
areas: visual and performing arts (non-introductory level courses), history, social science, English,
advanced mathematics, laboratory science and language other than English (a third year in the
language used for the "e" requirement or two years of another language).
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Associate of Arts Degree:
2 year degree awarded by community
colleges, vocational schools
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Bachelors Arts Degree:
Bachelors of Science Degree:
These are awarded by 4 year Universities at the
completion of undergraduate study. “ARTS”
OR “SCIENCE” designation depends on your
major.
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Masters Degree:
A degree awarded after 2 years of study
beyond a Bachelors degree.
“Graduate” work
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Juris Doctorate:
Law Degree awarded after 3 years of
graduate course work in Law School
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Doctor of Education
A Three year program after your Master’s
degree
Professional Doctorate
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Doctor of Philosophy:
Highest level of Education
Awarded to a wide array of disciplines in
science and humanities
Requires at least 8 years of graduate course
work and a Dissertation
Your University Professors will be Ph.D’s
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Doctor of Medicine:
Medical Doctors attend Medical school after
completing Bachelors degree.
Must also complete internship prior to
graduation
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List the 10 MOST POPULAR college majors
!! (according to the Princeton Review)
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1. Business Administration
2.Psychology
3. Nursing
4. Biology/Biological Science
5. Education
6. English & Literature
7. Economics
8. Communications/Speech
9. Political Science
10. Computer & Information Science
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1. Petroleum Engineering $93,000 !
2. Aerospace Engineering $59,000 !
3. Chemical Engineering $64,000 !
4. Electrical Engineering $60,000 !
5. Nuclear Engineering $63,000 !
6. Applied Mathematics $56,000 !
7. Biomedical Engineering $54,000 !
8. Physics $50,000
9. Computer Engineering $61,000
10. Economics $50,000
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10. Communications/Journalism
9. Liberal Arts/ Humanities
8. Health Sciences
7. Mathematics
6. Visual & Performing Arts
5. Social Sciences
4. Engineering
3. Computer/ Information Science
2. Business
1. Accounting
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Registered Nurses
Postsecondary Teachers (College Professors)
Management Analysts
Accountants
Network Systems and Communications
Analysts
Social Workers