Long Island University-C W Post Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The Long Island University C W Post Campus is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville, Nassau County, New York. The campus is named after breakfast cereal inventor Charles William Post. It was established as C.W. Post College in 1954. It is the largest campus of the private Long Island University system. The campus is spread across an area of more than 300 acres. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Information and Computer Science
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• College of Management
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Health Professions and Nursing
• School of Professional Accountancy
• School of Public Service
• School of Visual and Performing Arts

C.W. Post also has a diverse student body. Students of African-American and Latino nationality make up the majority of the minority student population. The student population comes mostly from Long Island, New York City, and the Tri-State region. There are also many students from other states and other countries of the world.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,771 in 2009-2010 (7,520 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students and graduate students are 31%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Long Island University Post provides on-campus housing for 1,940 of its 7,520 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), basketball (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference), baseball (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference), and track (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 86 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 100 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Long Island University Post offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (29 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (297 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (51 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (28 awarded)

• Acting
• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (734 awarded)

• Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor
• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Geography Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Superintendency and Educational System Administration
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Manufacturing Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (32 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (23 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (0 awarded)

• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (288 awarded)

• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Spanish and Iberian Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (34 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (76 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (39 awarded)

• Critical Care Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (47 awarded)

• Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
• Nutrition Sciences

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (27 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (58 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Cardiovascular Science
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (95 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (135 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Clinical Psychology
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Geropsychology
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology