City College

City College Fort Lauderdale is one of the three campuses of City College, established in 1984. Initially, City College was known as Draughon’s College of Business. The Fort Lauderdale campus is a private, four-year co-educational college, which offers associate’s and bachelor’s degrees to students. Students at the Fort Lauderdale campus can choose from a wide range of courses, including medical assistance, nursing, broadcasting, accounting and management, among others.

City College Fort Lauderdale offers a number of loans and scholarships, like the Richard W. Skidmore Scholarship, to its students. The college publishes an online newsletter, known as the City Spotlight. The campus has a career placement center designed to assist graduates earn jobs after graduation.

Highlights

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

• Many students concentrating in media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 427 in 2007-2008 (956 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

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

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

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Admissions (2008-2009)