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Briarwood College is a private, co-educational residential school situated in Southington, Connecticut. The college was founded in 1966 as the Briarwood Secretarial School. It got its current name in 1979, and has a 49 acre campus at the base of Mount Southington. The college offers the students with career oriented degree programs.
Briarwood College offers bachelor's, associate's and certificate degrees in several areas of study such as criminal justice, funeral service management, fashion merchandising, paralegal and hotel & restaurant management courses.
The Briarwood College has an active Greek life consisting of Psi Beta and Phi Theta Kappa honor societies. The college also has numerous other cultural and special interest clubs such as medical club, international club and the FAME club. The student has a student government association and student ambassadors. The college also publishes the student’s yearbook and has a radio station, named Pulse.
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Campus Location2279 Mount Vernon Rd
Southington, CT 06489-1057
USA
Main Tel: (860) 628-4751
Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
Briarwood College HighlightsWhere Briarwood College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, media, and funeral and mortuary science.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High female/male ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Associate | 103 | 25 | | 1-2 year certificate | 9 | 8 | | Bachelor | 1 | 2 | | < 1 year certificate | | 2 |
Briarwood StudentsThe student enrollment at Briarwood was 663 in 2007 (517 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 16,620 | | Room and board | $ 3,600 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,000 | | Other | $ 3,375 |
Financial Aid: Briarwood 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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| Without tenure; tenure not available | | 32 |
Housing and MealsBriarwood provides on-campus housing for 212 of its 517 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (21 awarded) - Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
- Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
- Fashion Merchandising
- General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded) - Child Care and Support Services Management
FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (23 awarded) - Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
HOSPITALITY (2 awarded) - Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
- Tourism and Travel Services Management
LAW (6 awarded) - Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal
LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded) MEDIA (5 awarded) - Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
- Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (11 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 (11 awarded) - Dental Assisting/Assistant
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Medical/Clinical Assistant
- Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
- Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (13 awarded) - Dietitian Assistant
- Occupational Therapist Assistant
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded) - Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
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