Utah Valley University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Utah Valley University, or UVU, was established in 1941 as the Central Utah Vocational School. It became Utah Trade Technical Institute in 1963 and Utah Valley State College in 1993. On July 1, 2008, UVU gained university status and adopted its current name. UVU is divided into a number of academic units, such as:

• College of Humanities & Social Sciences
• College of Science and Health
• College of Technology and Computing
• School of Continuing and Adult Education
• School of Education
• School of the Arts
• University College
• Woodbury School of Business

Some of the most famous alumni of UVU are Ricky Allman, internationally renowned painter; Noelle Pikus Pace, World Cup Gold Medalist in Skeleton; and Matthew S. Petersen, Chief Counsel to the United States Senate Rules Committee who was nominated by President Bush to the Federal Election Commission in May 2008.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in transportation, design, therapy and counseling, liberal arts, construction trades, and computer science and engineering.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Utah Valley State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 61% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 26,696 in 2009-2010 (19,267 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students and graduate students are 0%.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (568 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (169 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (80 awarded)

• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
• Building/Property Maintenance and Management
• Construction Trades
• Lineworker

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (20 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (76 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (287 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (63 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
• Robotics Technology/Technician
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

HOSPITALITY (16 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (24 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (1,028 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (28 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician
• Mechanics and Repairers

MEDIA (54 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (54 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (14 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MUSIC (21 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (162 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (56 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PRODUCTION TRADES (5 awarded)

• Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright
• Welding Technology/Welder

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (83 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (122 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Fire Services Administration
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (281 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (198 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew