Long Island Business Institute

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Long Island Business Institute, LIBI, was established as a business school in Commack, Long Island in 1968. In 1995, the New York State Board of Regents certified it as an occupational college. LIBI established another campus at Flushing, New York in 2001. This campus was designated as the main campus in 2008.

The Long Island campus or LIBI-Commack grants diplomas in medical insurance and billing and office technology, and an Associate in Occupational Studies degrees in business management, accounting, court reporting and office technology. LIBI houses several students clubs like the Web Design Club, the Multi-Cultural Club, the Court Reporting Alumni Association and the Small Business Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in office and administration, business and management, and law.
• Racially diverse student body.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 607 in 2009-2010 (1,337 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 29% of the student body. About 26% 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 Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (110 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Programming

LAW (40 awarded)

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (15 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (66 awarded)

• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services