Fountainhead College Of Technology

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Fountainhead College of Technology is a private for-profit institute located in Knoxville, Tennessee; the name of the college is abbreviated as FCT. The institute was established in the year 1947 as the Tennessee Radio Service School. The name of the college was changed to the Tennessee Institute of Electronics in the following year. The institute was renamed Fountainhead College of Technology in May of 2003. The college offers 5 degree programs and 1 certificate program to the students. FCT provides Associate of Occupational Science Degree, Associate of Applied Science Degree, and Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in various fields of study.

Fountainhead College of Technology is eligible to participate in various financial aid programs. Some of them include Federal Family Educational Loans, Veteran Benefit Programs, Private Loans, and Institutional Programs. The college also offers many scholarships including the Fountainhead "Make the Grade" Scholarship, Legacy Scholarship, Presidential Honors Scholarship, and Fountainhead Attendance Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering and engineering technician.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 116 in 2009-2010 (176 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 33% of the student body. About 10% 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 Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (53 awarded)

• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Technology

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians