| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| 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: |
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| 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 |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- single-student apartments (100%)
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| 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: |
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class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| 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: |
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Gallery. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, academic |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
100% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, radio station |
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| School has an athletic program: |
no |
| School mascot: |
Dragon |
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| 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) |
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| 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: |
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Adobe, Apple Computer, Cisco, Disney, Dreamworks, Electronic Arts, Factor 5 Studies, Google, Hewlett Packard, Intel, LucasFilm, Microsoft Games Studio, Pixar, Sony Image Works. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Mike Apolis, game environment artist
- Todd Hodges, photographer
- Steve Sorensen, entrepreneur.
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