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Initials » Arcadia      CHD      CCC-San Diego      IVC      ITT-Richardson      Miles      OTS      RHC      SVASCI      SHB&T      SUVA-Albuquerque      Tulane-Engineering      VGIFAS      YALE/YUM     
City »Glenside Chicago San Diego Irvine Richardson Fairfield San Diego Newport News Simi Valley State College Albuquerque New Orleans Weslaco New Haven 
State »PA IL CA CA TX AL CA VA CA PA NM LA TX CT 
Size »4,782   1,899 18,534 1187 1,978       842 289   526   
F:M »70.7:29.3 0.0:0.0 73.4:26.6 52.4:47.6 25.1:74.9 48.2:51.8 0.0:0.0 0.0:0.0 0.0:0.0 63.9:36.1 55.0:45.0 0.0:0.0 78.5:21.5 0.0:0.0 
ACT »23.5   ~25  ~17.6         
SAT »100     ~300         
Room »$12,560 $  $  $  $  $6,896 $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  
Instate »$36,810 $  $  $1453 $18,048 $11,046 $  $  $  $15,735 $34,541 $  $  $  
Outstate »$36,810 $  $  $7,615 $18,048 $11,046 $  $  $  $15,735 $34,541 $  $  $  
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Education »C+   A-  B-        C+ 
Innovation »B-    C+        
Competitive »B-   B+  C+        C- 
Academic Success »B-   B+         C- 
Usefulwork »C+   B-  C+        
Social Life »C-   C+  B-        C- 
Extra Curricular »  C+  B+        
Safety »B+   A-         D+ 
Grounds »A-   B+  B-        
Maintenance »B-   A-  C+        D+ 
Friendliness »  B+         
Faculty Accessibility »  B+         A+ 
Surrounding City »C+   B-         
Funding Use »C+   B+         D+ 
Alumni »13/17 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 5/14 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 1/7 yrs 0/0 yrs 2/27 yrs 1/63 yrs 0/0 yrs 1/20 yrs 
Starting Salary »$38,000 $  $  $  $  $50,000 $  $  $  $  $20,000 $300,000 $  $  
Current Salary »$48,333 $  $  $  $  $50,000 $  $  $  $  $50,000 $10,000 $  $  
10yr Salary »$44,151 $50,000 $31,111 $253,968 
GoingWell »53.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
JobSatis »46.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
American Indian »    1%               2%       
Asian »3%   11% 26% 3%         1% 1%       
Black »9%   17% 2% 23% 97%       1% 1%       
Hispanic »4%   41% 22% 20% 1%       1% 40%   97%   
International »4%     4%                     
White »63%   18% 39% 26% 2%       96% 53%   3%   
Unknown »14%   4% 2% 26%           1%       
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Key:
Arcadia =
Arcadia University
CHD = Cannella School of Hair Design
CCC-San Diego = Concorde Career College - San Diego
IVC = Irvine Valley College
ITT-Richardson = ITT Technical Institute - Richardson
Miles = Miles College
OTS = Occupational Training Services
RHC = Riverside School of Health Careers
SVASCI = Simi Valley Adult School and Career Institute
SHB&T = South Hills School of Business & Technology
SUVA-Albuquerque = Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque
Tulane-Engineering = Tulane University Engineering School
VGIFAS = Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
YALE/YUM = Yale University School of Medicine


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