La Roche College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

La Roche College, also known as LRC, is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1963 by the Sisters of Divine Providence and was named after Marie de la Roche. Sister Annunciata Sohl became the college's first president. The campus spreads across an area of more than 80 acres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. LRC offers over 50 undergraduate majors and approximately 20 undergraduate minors. In fact, the college attracts students from 21 different countries. It is made up of the following academic units:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Graduate Studies & Adult Education
• School of The Professions

LRC has more than 30 student clubs and organizations including the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, American Society of Interior Designers, History Club, Science Club, Campus Ministry, Zeta Alpha Pi, Student Accounting Association, and American Criminal Justice Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, business and management, and design.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• 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 1,425 in 2009-2010 (1,285 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

La Roche provides on-campus housing for 493 of its 1,285 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Division III Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

La Roche offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (30 awarded)

• Architecture and Related Services
• Interior Architecture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (104 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

DESIGN (20 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Dance
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (24 awarded)

• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (17 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (16 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (29 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (16 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded)

• Psychology