Metropolitan State College Of Denver

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The Metropolitan State College of Denver was founded in 1965 as an opportunity school. The college is also referred as the Metro State, Metro, or MSCD and has the second largest enrollment in Colorado at the undergraduate level. MSCD offers a number of academic programs ranging from accounting to zoology. In addition, the college has an extensive aviation program and an award winning journalism department.

The following are the academic units of MSCD:

• School of Business
• School of Letters Arts and Science
• School of Professional Studies

There is an active Greek Life in MSCD which includes nine National Groups, three Latino based fraternities and sororities, and three Historically Black fraternities and sororities. In addition, the Greek Association of the Metropolitan State College of Denver organizes several events such as SAE Dodgeball Tournament, Lambda Theta Nu Latina Youth Leadership Conference, and Alpha Phi Alpha ICEBreaker Step Show.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, security and law enforcement, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 21,729 in 2009-2010 (16,165 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 81% are full-time and 19% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 66 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 60 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (78 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (497 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (25 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (53 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Land Use Planning and Management/Development

DESIGN (26 awarded)

• Industrial Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (11 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (26 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (49 awarded)

• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (117 awarded)

• Human Services
• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (44 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (558 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (31 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (78 awarded)

• Journalism
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (39 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (20 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (53 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (110 awarded)

• Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (183 awarded)

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (173 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (334 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (68 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations