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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 12, 2009

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

189 men, 41 women, 230 total

Full-time undergraduates:

87 men, 24 women, 111 total

Part-time undergraduates:

102 men, 17 women, 119 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

50%

First-year student breakdown:


9.1%	Hispanic
63.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
27.3%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


2.9%	Black (non-Hispanic)
12.0%	Asian or Pacific Islander
9.1%	Hispanic
61.5%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.5%	total international (nonresident aliens)
13.9%	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/
directions2campus.html

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:

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:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

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

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:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student government, radio station

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

ASB

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

School mascot:

Dragon

Intramural/Recreational sports:

fencing

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)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

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
Todd Hodges
Steve Sorensen
Raymond Crook
Paul Yang.

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