Cascade College

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 265 in 2007-2008 (254 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Cascade participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Cascade provides on-campus housing for 240 of its 254 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Cascade Collegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 49 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 48 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .