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Westwood College is an institution of higher learning dedicated to providing quality, career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to launch, enhance, or change careers. The College offers broad access to education and serves a diverse, multicultural body of students in an environment that promotes pride, respect, and teamwork. The College's programs are designed to empower students to pursue their
individual career goals.
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| County |
Jefferson County, CO |
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| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
4 or more years |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control |
Private, for profit |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
313 students |
1,011 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
124 students |
1,441 students |
| Total Enrollment |
437 students |
2,160 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
90% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
42% |
46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$3,054 |
$2,839 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
5% |
29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$1,500 |
$1,253 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
3% |
12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$1,000 |
$1,156 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
87% |
38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$12,126 |
$3,106 |
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- Westwood College was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1953. For many years the school was known as Denver Institute of Technology, offering diploma and degree programs in a variety of technical fields. Since then, Westwood College has expanded to offer its proven approach to career-focused education to a wider array of students. We have degree programs in Business, Design, Computer & Information Technology, Industrial Services, and Healthcare.
- Today, our schools include seventeen campuses: four in the Southern California area; two in Denver, Colorado; two in Atlanta, Georgia; four in the Chicago area; two in the Arlington/Annadale, Virginia area; two in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; and one in Houston, Texas; and our online campus Westwood Online (offered through the Denver North campus. Westwood Online enable students to complete selected programs without attending campus based courses.)
- Westwood College – Denver South is a campus type setting in the Southwest Denver corridor. Located near the intersection of Hampden and Sheridan, Denver South is a small college environment, offering an intimate class room environment that fosters the faculty-student relationship.
- Bachelor Degree Programs offered at Westwood's Denver South campus includes Business Adminstration: Concentration in Accounting, Business Administration: Concentration in Marketing & Sales, E-Business Management, Fashion Merchandising, Criminal Justice, Animation, Game Art & Design, Interior Design, Visual Communications and Information Systems Security. Associate Degree Programs includes Computer-Aided Design / Architectural Drafting, Graphic Design & Multimedia and Computer Network Engineering. Diploma Programs includes Medical Assisting.
- Westwood's Denver South campus is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
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