San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

San Diego State University was established in 1897. It has several colleges and branch campuses under it. One of these satellite campuses is the Imperial Valley Campus, which was established in 1959. The urban campus is located on 8 acres of land in Calexico, California. The Imperial Valley Campus has another offsite location in Brawley. More than 800 students enroll in SDSU Imperial Valley Campus every year.

A large number of bachelor’s and master’s degrees are offered by the San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus. The academic divisions of the university are:

• Division of Arts and Sciences
• Division of Education
• Division of Professional Studies

The student government of the institute is known as the Associated Students association. There are also several student clubs and organizations, like the Lions Club, SDSU-ATSP, WM-Modern Dance Club and CHS Cheerleaders.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, liberal arts, family and social work, and therapy and counseling.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Selective admissions.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High female/male ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

San Diego State Imperial Valley participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Students

Student enrollment was 971 in 2009-2010 (539 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

Students under 25 years old represent 51% of the student body. About 11% 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)

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Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

San Diego State Imperial Valley offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (16 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (13 awarded)

• Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (24 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (80 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (3 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (43 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Psychology