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Cogswell Polytechnical College

Cogswell Polytechnical College
1175 Bordeaux Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-9772

Official telephone: (408) 541-0100
Fax number: (408) 747-0764

Website: www.cogswell.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 168 men, 31 women, 199 total
Full-time undergraduates: 90 men, 23 women, 113 total
Part-time undergraduates: 78 men, 8 women, 86 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 13%
First-year student breakdown:
9.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
14.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
9.5% Hispanic
52.4% White (non-Hispanic)
14.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
2.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
10.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
11.8% Hispanic
57.3% White (non-Hispanic)
3.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
13.5% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 4 acres
City or town school is located in: Sunnyvale, CA
Population of city/town: 131,760
Nearest major city: San Jose, CA
Distance of nearest major city: 10 miles
Population of nearest major city: 904,522
Online campus map: www.cogswell.edu/
directions.htm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • single-student apartments (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 32%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 9%
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 224
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Gallery.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring
Counseling services:
career, academic
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, radio station

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no
School mascot: Dragon

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: San Jose, CA (5 miles)
Nearest other airport: San Francisco (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Sunnyvale, CA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Sunnyvale, CA (1 mile)

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 42% within six months of graduation, 50% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Adobe, Apple Computer, Cisco, Disney, Dreamworks, Electronic Arts, Factor 5 Studies, Google, Hewlett Packard, Intel, LucasFilm, Microsoft Games Studio, Pixar, Sony Image Works.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Mike Apolis, game environment artist
  • Todd Hodges, photographer
  • Steve Sorensen, entrepreneur.



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