Beal College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Beal College is located in Bangor, Maine. The college was established in 1891. Originally known as the Bangor Business College, it was renamed after its primary founder, Mary Beale, in 1972. The college offers courses in areas like accounting, medical administration specialization, business management, criminal justice, health information technology and medical assistance.

Beal College has a career services department that offers career counseling and job placement assistance for its students. The college offers students financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in hospitality, family and social work, and education and teaching.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Continuous.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 411 in 2009-2010 (397 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (9 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (34 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Office Management/Administration
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (33 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (11 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration