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Careers and Colleges, Nov-Dec, 2003

Here's your opportunity to take a quick look at schools that might be of interest to you. To get more information on these schools, use the contest entry and survey form to the right. Question 8 lets you check the schools you'd like to know more about. Mail back your contest entry (don't forget the stamp) and we'll make sure the schools you've checked send information to you. (And, don't worry we won't share your contact information with anyone else.)

ALBRIGHT COLLEGE Reading, PA www.albright.edu

Admissions: (800) 252-1856 Enrollment: 1,450

Nationally ranked, private liberal arts college 60 miles from Philadelphia. Albright's flexible curriculum encourages students to connect fields of learning and create an individualized education. Albright has 1,450 students, a student/faculty ratio or 12:1, 52 fields of study, and 22 varsity sports.

Albright College: A Different Way of Thinking.

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE Worcester, MA www.assumption.edu

Admissions: (888) 882-7786 Enrollment: 2,050

Assumption has all the features of a small college: one-on-one interaction with professors, manageable class sizes, and fellow students who are names not numbers. And Worcester is a smokin' college town near Boston--both affordable and user friendly. Students have a beautiful campus and a close-knit population. Majors of note are business, psychology, and a unique program in social and rehabilitation services.

THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY Findlay, OH www.findlay.edu

Admissions: (4800) 548-0932 Enrollment: 4,700

Findlay College of Health Sciences--Developed for students interested in a medical or health-related career, with a strong core of pro-professional courses, the program has nine options to choose from. UF Glimpse: 4 yr. comprehensive university, 167 acres, 26 varsity sports NCAA I & II, 75+ clubs & organizations, degrees: A.A., B.A., B.S., M.B.A., M.S., M.A., M.O.T., M.P.T., M.A.T., 60+ programs, student-faculty ratio 16:1, 90% of students receive financial aid

LINFIELD COLLEGE McMinnville, OR www.linfield.edu

Admissions: (800) 640-2287 Enrollment: 1,500

Linfield is a terrific small liberal arts school Top majors are social sciences and history, business and marketing, and education. The semester-abroad program takes students to Costa Rica, Japan, England, and France.

COLLEGE OF SANTA FE Santa Fe, NM www.csf.edu

Admissions: (800) 456-2673 Enrollment: 1,500

If you're independent, creative, and you like to think for yourself, look at College of Santa Fe. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, CSF offers exceptional programs in the visual and performing arts, contemporary music, from, creative writing, documentary studies, social sciences, psychology, conservation, business and education.

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY Spokane, WA, www.gonzaga.edu

Admissions: (800) 322-2584 Enrollment: 5,826

The Jesuit tradition at Gonzaga University challenges students to incorporate knowledge of the past and innovation of the present in learning for the betterment of self and society, Founded in 1887, GU embodies the intellectual power of five undergraduate schools, a School of Law, and an array of graduate programs.

HOLY NAMES COLLEGE Oakland, CA ww.hnc.edu

Admissions: (800) 430-3121 Enrollment: 943

Holy Names College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts college situated in the hills of Oakland overlooking the San Francisco Bay. With strong programs in Education, Psychology, and the Sciences, as well new offerings in Psychobiology, Nursing, and Website Design, we're certain to have a path for your interests.

U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY New London, CT www.cga.edu

Admissions: (800) 883-8724 Enrollment: 879

Thinking about joining a military service academy? The Coast Guard should be on your list. The academy has one of the coolest orientations--students arrive in July and board the academy's tall ship for six weeks of physical and military training on the high seas. Top majors are engineering, social sciences and history, and business.

PINE MANOR COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, MA www.pmc.edu

Admissions: (800) 762-1357 Enrollment: 475

PMC is a terrific small liberal arts college for women just 5 miles from downtown Boston, PMC offers over 50 areas of study, an excellent internship program, cross-registration with nearby universities, affordable tuition and generous financial aid. US News ranks PMC as the #1 liberal arts college in America for campus diversity.

FISK UNIVERSITY Nashville, TN www.fisk.edu

Admissions: (800) 433-FISK Enrollment: 881

From it's earliest days, Fisk has played a leadership roe in American higher education. Fisk students, faculty, and alumni have been among America's intellectual, artistic and civic leaders in every generation since the University's founding with such notable alumni as Congressmen John L. Lewis & Alcee Hastie, actors Kym Whitley & Lou Beatty, educators Johnetta Cole & Niara Sudarkasa, dancer Judith Jamison, poet Nikki Giovanni, and CEO Reynaldo Glover. The tradition of excellence continues today!

GANNON UNIVERSITY Erie, PA Erie, PA www.gannon.edu

Admissions: (800) GANNON-U Enrollment: 3,400