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A global leader in art and design education, ArtCenter`s rigorous and immersive curriculum provides unparalleled access to creative influencers and industry professionals to prepare the next generation of creative leaders.
At UM you`ll join a diverse and energized academic community. Engaged in more than 180 academic programs and majors, undergraduate & graduate students come from across the nation and around the world to pursue their passions and set a course for future success.
Western Michigan University is redefining success as we expand what it means to be smart in an ever-changing world. We prepare students from around the globe for a life well lived by helping them to pursue, thrive and prosper so that they can make a meaningful impact on society. WMU students pursue their purpose in an environment designed to help them thrive academically, emotionally and physically. Our focus on well-being supports student success, empowering them to craft a life of meaning and fulfillment. Broncos prosper. Nine of ten graduates are employed quickly, working in their field, in jobs they like.
At the University of Memphis, we are Driven by Doing. Driven by Doing isn`t just a slogan. It`s what you`ll see happening all around you at the UofM. Every. Single. Day. We`ve had a lot of firsts here in Memphis. But our most memorable years are yet to come. We are all about forward progress. Yours. That`s what Memphis does. For over 100 years, the UofM has been a catalyst for progress in the city of Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the surrounding Mid-South region. From its inception in 1912 as a “normal school” dedicated to the education of public school teachers to its role today as an educator of technologically savvy, socially conscious graduates who face a complex world, the UofM has always been an integral component of the greater community. Exceptional students from 50 states and 82 countries choose the University of Memphis as their collegiate home. Approximately 22,000 students attend the UofM, including more than 2,200 first-time freshmen and 2,500 students who live in university housing. In 2013, U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Memphis among the top 10 in the country for student internship placements and lauded it as one of the top 13 for its teacher preparation programs. Additionally, its graduate programs in audiology, speech-language pathology and rehabilitation counseling are consistently ranked among the top 20 in the nation by U.S. News. As a doctoral-granting metropolitan research university, the UofM is committed to excellence in undergraduate, graduate and professional education; in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge; in engaged scholarship to the community, state and nation; and in the preparation of a diverse student population for successful careers and meaningful participation in a global society. Ever forward looking, the University of Memphis is poised to enter one of its most historic and productive periods. Having just celebrated its centennial anniversary, its faculty, staff, alumni and benefactors have never been more willing, able and generous in their efforts to build an academic environment that makes a lifelong impact. Foremost among the university`s goals is to recruit outstanding faculty, enroll motivated students and provide distinctive learning experiences so its students are prepared for successful and meaningful participation in a diverse society. Currently, the UofM offers 17 bachelor`s degrees in more than 250 areas of study, master`s degrees in 54 subjects and doctoral degrees in 25 disciplines. It also offers a specialist`s degree in education and a juris doctorate in law. Degree programs at the University of Memphis are divided into 11 colleges and schools – College of Arts and Sciences, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Education, Herff College of Engineering, the School of Public Health, School of Health Studies, University College, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Loewenberg School of Nursing, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, and the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. For academically ambitious and talented students, the Helen Hardin Honors Program at the University of Memphis combines the best of a small liberal arts school with the wide-ranging opportunities of a large, nationally-recognized research university. With 2,104 students participating in fall 2013, the honors program is the largest in the state of Tennessee. In addition to the main campus in the heart of East Memphis, the University of Memphis opened a campus in Jackson, Tenn., in fall 2011 at what was formerly Lambuth University. It also has off-site campuses in Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, Covington, Dyersburg, Jackson, Millington and Whitehaven. One of the University`s strongest contributions to the community is its alumni. Many have become nationally and internationally renowned in their fields as corporate executives, elected officials, award-winning actors and best-selling authors. More than 65,000 U of M alumni live within a 40-mile radius of Memphis.
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth`s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to 31,000 students and manages a research portfolio of $450 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia.