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Alverno College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It founded in the year 1887 and was initially called St. Joseph’s Normal School. Initially, the college educated the School Sisters of St. Francis. It received its present name in 1946. Alverno College offers students more than 60 academic programs in diverse areas of study including art therapy, biology, and marketing management. The college is divided in the following four schools:
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Nursing
Alverno College has many student organizations including the Orientation Leaders, Student Group Council, Alverno Student Government, MUCAO, and Student Involvement Fair. Students compete in sports such as cross country, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, and tennis.
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Campus Location3400 S 43rd St
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
USA
Main Tel: (414) 382-6000
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Alverno College HighlightsWhere Alverno College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in media and nursing and emergency medicine.
- High female/male ratio.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
- Numerous part-time students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 296 | 37 | | Master | 45 | 10 | | Associate | 6 | 3 |
Alverno StudentsThe student enrollment at Alverno was 2,654 in 2007 (2,160 full-time equivalent). women were 100% of the class. Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 93% are full-time and 7% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 17,296 | | Room | $ 2,316 | | Board | $ 3,792 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,050 | | Other | $ 3,130 |
Financial Aid: Alverno participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 80 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 31 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1 |
Housing and MealsAlverno provides on-campus housing for 224 of its 2,160 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Alverno Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Women | 87% | | All | 87% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (3 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (58 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded) EDUCATION AND TEACHING (69 awarded) - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
- Art Teacher Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teacher Assistant/Aide
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (9 awarded) - Community Organization and Advocacy
LIBERAL ARTS (35 awarded) - English Language and Literature
- General Studies
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
MATHEMATICS (1 awarded) MEDIA (36 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
MUSIC (0 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (82 awarded) - Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (12 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Molecular Biology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (28 awarded) - Art Therapy/Therapist
- Music Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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