Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary

Location and Contact Information

7215 Waring Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
USA
Main Tel: (323) 937-3763

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary is located in Los Angeles, California. It is a private, non-profit institution designed to train students in the Talmud and traditional Jewish thought. Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary is well known for its bachelor's degree programs in religion and philosophy.

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary offers financial aid to needy students in the form of federal, state or local grants, scholarships, institutional grants and student loans.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 10,700
Room and board$ 6,000
Other$ 3,000

Financial Aid

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 93% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students
Average
Amount
Any Grant93%$11,593
Institutional Grant93%$3,984
Federal Grant66%$4,876
Pell Grant66%$4,365
Other Federal Grant41%$808
State or Local Grant41%$9,400

Loans% of
Students
Average
Amount
Student Loan  
Federal Loan  
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA116
2Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood, NJ93
3Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeMount Kisco, NY227
4Saint Vincent SeminaryLatrobe, PA73
5Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryOssining, NY85
6American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN106
7Beis Medrash Heichal DovidFar Rockaway, NY124
8Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinBrooklyn, NY246
9Yeshivath Zichron MosheSouth Fallsburgh, NY228
10Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeLawrence, NY223

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor111

Students

Student enrollment was 118 in 2009-2010 (119 full-time equivalent).

About 100% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men100%
All100%

Room and Board

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary provides on-campus housing for 225 of its 119 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

  • Talmudic Studies