Colleges & universities: ranked by full-time student equivalents enrolled in fall 2005.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 25 largest colleges and universities in L.A. County enrolled 284,272 full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. students in the fall of 2005, up slightly from the prior year. A full-time equivalent student is a fiscal measure that schools use to determine budgets based upon the number of students taking a full course load. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX remained the largest university with 35,047 full-time equivalent students. Ninety-five percent of its students attend the university full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full . Five schools from the California State University system California State University System, coordinating agency established in 1960 by the merger of individual California state colleges, now consisting of 23 campuses. appear on the list, led by No. 3 CSU See DSU/CSU. 1. CSU - California State University. 2. CSU - Cleveland State University. 3. CSU - Channel Service Unit. Long Beach's 27,059 full-time equivalent students. The five CSU schools accounts for 616,394 students combined. No. 2 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. is one of just six private schools on the list. The others include No. 14 Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu. in Malibu, No. 16 University of La Verne The University of La Verne is a private university in La Verne, California (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles) with a main campus, seven satellite campuses throughout central and southern California, a law school, and two military regional campuses at Point Mugu Naval Air Station and No. 17 Loyola Marymount University Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia. History Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. . The community college system has the greatest representation on the list with 13 colleges. Led by Walnutbased Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. , the community colleges listed account for 389,051 full-time equivalent students. Total head count is much higher at 839,000 for the fall semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s as many students are not enrolled full-time. THE PACESETTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. With 35,047 full-time equivalent students enrolled last fall, the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is the largest university in Los Angeles County and the largest in the UC system. UCLA receives more than $820 million a year in competitively awarded federal and state grants as well as contracts for research and development. For every $1 state taxpayers invest in UCLA, the university generates almost $9 in economic activity, resulting in an annual $6 billion economic impact on the Greater Los Angeles region. The university is a national leader in math and science. In August, mathematics professor Terence Tao Terence Chi-Shen Tao (陶哲軒) (born 17 July 1975, Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian mathematician working primarily on harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, combinatorics, analytic number theory and representation theory. was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, often described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. in mathematics. The university and UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. jointly run the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Nanosciences Institute, which conducts nanosystems research and development. The institute hosts business leaders at its Technology Business Forum, a gathering of executives from companies, startups and venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . The forum meets three times a year to discuss the business applications of nanotechnology nanotechnology: see micromechanics. nanotechnology Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). . Albert Carnesale Albert (Al) Carnesale (born July 2, 1936) is an American academic, formerly chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles and provost of Harvard University. He has been involved in international diplomacy related to nuclear non-proliferation. , UCLA's chancellor chancellor In western Europe, the title of holders of numerous offices of varying importance, ultimately political in nature. The prime ministers of Germany and Austria are called chancellors. since 1997, announced last September September: see month. that he would retire retire v. 1) to stop working at one's occupation. 2) to pay off a promissory note, and thus "retire" the loan. 3) for a jury to go into the jury room to decide on a verdict after all evidence, argument and jury instructions have been completed. on June June: see month. 30. Law professor Norman Abrams Norman Abrams (born 1933) is acting chancellor and Professor Emeritus in the School of Law at UCLA. It was announced on June 15, 2006 that UC President Robert C. Dynes appointed Abrams to serve as interim chancellor of UCLA starting June 30, 2006, succeeding Albert Carnesale. became acting chancellor of the UCLA campus on July July: see month. 1 and the search for a permanent chancellor continues. Founded in 1919, UCLA employs more than 23,000 faculty and staff.
Rank Institution Fall 2005 2004-2005
* name Enrollment Degrees
* address * full-time * undergraduate
equivalent * total
* total
1 University of 35,047 7,336
California, Los Angeles 35,625 11,430
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles 90095
2 University of Southern 30,963 4,139
California 32,836 9,583
University Park
Los Angeles 90089
3 California State 27,059 5,790
University, Long Beach 34,546 7,223
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach 90840
4 California State 25,140 5,488
University, Northridge 33,243 6,706
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge 91330
5 California State 16,717 3,256
Polytechnic University, 19,885 3,504
Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
6 California State 13,025 2,221
University, Los Angeles 20,034 2,957
5151 State University
Drive Los Angeles 90032
7 Mt. San Antonio College 11,772 1,265
1100 N. Grand Ave. 33,644 1,788
Walnut 91789
8 Santa Monica College 10,259 1,413
1900 Pico Blvd. 31,798 1,635
Santa Monica 90405
9 Pasadena City College 9,844 1,844
1570 E. Colorado Blvd. 28,357 2,555
Pasadena 91106
10 California State 8,796 1,716
University, Dominguez 12,613 2,824
Hills
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson 90747
11 Cerritos College 8,407 1,232
11110 Alondra Blvd. 23,544 1,526
Norwalk 90650
12 El Camino College 7,965 1,390
16007 Crenshaw Blvd. 24,494 1,725
Torrance 90506
13 Long Beach City College 7,591 875
4901 E. Carson St. 25,214 1,319
Long Beach 90808
14 Pepperdine University 7,244 888
24255 Pacific Coast 7,951 2,853
Highway Malibu 90263
15 East Los Angeles 7,230 1,170
College 24,973 1,170
1301 Avenida Cesar
Chavez Monterey Park
91754
16 University of La Verne 6,784 1,263
1950 Third St. 8,324 2,442
La Verne 91750
17 Loyola Marymount 6,767 1,449
University 8,865 2,496
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles 90045
18 Azusa Pacific 6,688 1,103
University 8,327 2,212
901 E. Alosta Ave.
Azusa 91702
19 Los Angeles City 6,449 658
College 17,527 861
855 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles 90029
20 Glendale Community 5,946 861
College 20,447 861
1500 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale 91208
21 Rio Hondo College 5,546 736
3600 Workman Mill Road 19,481 937
Whittier90601
22 Los Angeles Pierce 5,436 1,077
College 18,489 1,180
6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills 91371
23 Citrus College 5,143 834
1000 W. Foothill Blvd. 13,545 1,310
Glendora 91741
24 Biola University 5,066 772
13800 Biola Ave. 5,662 1,133
La Mirada 90639
25 College of the Canyons 4,925 866
26455 Rockwell Canyon 18,025 925
Road Santa Clarita
91355
Rank Institution Tuition & Fees Faculty
* name * in-state * full-time
* address * out-of-state * part-time
* total
employees
1 University of $6,522/yr. 1,890
California, Los Angeles $25,206/yr. 615
405 Hilgard Ave. 23,552
Los Angeles 90095
2 University of Southern 33,892/yr. 3,003
California 33,892/yr. 1,205
University Park 12,376
Los Angeles 90089
3 California State 1,432/semester 964
University, Long Beach 5,500/semester 1,132
1250 Bellflower Blvd. 4,170
Long Beach 90840
4 California State 3,042/yr. 840
University, Northridge 3,042/yr.+339/unit 1,181
18111 Nordhoff St. 3,987
Northridge 91330
5 California State 3015/semester 659
Polytechnic University, 3,015+226/unit 622
Pomona NA
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
6 California State 1,028/semester 581
University, Los Angeles 1,028+226/unit 560
5151 State University 2,209
Drive Los Angeles 90032
7 Mt. San Antonio College 26/unit 338
1100 N. Grand Ave. 176/unit 932
Walnut 91789 2,679
8 Santa Monica College 26/unit 313
1900 Pico Blvd. 155/unit 1,001
Santa Monica 90405 1,809
9 Pasadena City College 26/unit 378
1570 E. Colorado Blvd. 149/unit 743
Pasadena 91106 1,516
10 California State 1,809/semester 256
University, Dominguez 1,809/semester 424
Hills +339/unit NA
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson 90747
11 Cerritos College 26/unit 303
11110 Alondra Blvd. 151/unit 488
Norwalk 90650 1,164
12 El Camino College 26/unit 354
16007 Crenshaw Blvd. 151/unit 558
Torrance 90506 1,376
13 Long Beach City College 26/unit 347
4901 E. Carson St. 148/unit 656
Long Beach 90808 1,516
14 Pepperdine University 32,740/yr. 405
24255 Pacific Coast 32,740/yr. 326
Highway Malibu 90263 1,945
15 East Los Angeles 26/unit 251
College 180/unit 500
1301 Avenida Cesar 1,678
Chavez Monterey Park
91754
16 University of La Verne $24,260/yr. 187
1950 Third St. $24,260/yr. 446
La Verne 91750 401
17 Loyola Marymount 27,787/yr. 460
University 27,787/yr. 396
1 LMU Drive 1,946
Los Angeles 90045
18 Azusa Pacific 23,750/yr. 333
University 23,750/yr. 36
901 E. Alosta Ave. 1,002
Azusa 91702
19 Los Angeles City 26/unit 186
College 159/unit 372
855 N. Vermont Ave. 961
Los Angeles 90029
20 Glendale Community 26/unit 257
College 150/unit 495
1500 N. Verdugo Road 1,137
Glendale 91208
21 Rio Hondo College 26/unit 187
3600 Workman Mill Road 150/unit 360
Whittier90601 1,188
22 Los Angeles Pierce 26/unit 118
College 180/unit 383
6201 Winnetka Ave. 748
Woodland Hills 91371
23 Citrus College 26/unit 236
1000 W. Foothill Blvd. 160/unit 257
Glendora 91741 683
24 Biola University 991/unit 184
13800 Biola Ave. 991/unit 206
La Mirada 90639 964
25 College of the Canyons 766/yr. 172
26455 Rockwell Canyon 4,966/yr. 422
Road Santa Clarita 811
91355
Rank Institution Profile Top Executive
* name * year established * name
* address * status * title
* Web site * phone
1 University of 1919 Norman Abrams
California, Los Angeles public acting chancellor
405 Hilgard Ave. ucla.edu (310) 825-4321
Los Angeles 90095
2 University of Southern 1880 Steven B. Sample
California private president
University Park usc.edu (213) 740-2311
Los Angeles 90089
3 California State 1949 F. King Alexander
University, Long Beach public president
1250 Bellflower Blvd. csulb.edu (562) 985-4111
Long Beach 90840
4 California State 1958 Jolene Koester
University, Northridge public president
18111 Nordhoff St. csun.edu (818) 677-1200
Northridge 91330
5 California State 1938 J. Michael Ortiz
Polytechnic University, public president
Pomona csupomona.edu (909) 869-7659
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
6 California State 1947 James Rosser
University, Los Angeles public president
5151 State University calstatela.edu (323) 343-3000
Drive Los Angeles 90032
7 Mt. San Antonio College 1946 Christopher C.
1100 N. Grand Ave. public O'Hearn
Walnut 91789 mtsac.edu ceo, president
(909) 594-5611
8 Santa Monica College 1929 Chui L. Tsang
1900 Pico Blvd. public superintendent-
Santa Monica 90405 smc.edu president
(310) 434-4000
9 Pasadena City College 1924 James Kossler
1570 E. Colorado Blvd. public superintendent-
Pasadena 91106 pasadena.edu president
(626) 585-7123
10 California State 1960 James E. Lyons
University, Dominguez public Sr.
Hills csudh.edu president
1000 E. Victoria St. (310) 243-3300
Carson 90747
11 Cerritos College 1955 Noelia Vela
11110 Alondra Blvd. public superintendent-
Norwalk 90650 cerritos.edu president
(562) 860-2451
12 El Camino College 1947 Thomas M. Fallo
16007 Crenshaw Blvd. public superintendent-
Torrance 90506 elcamino.edu president
(310) 532-3670
13 Long Beach City College 1927 Jan Kehoe
4901 E. Carson St. public superintendent-
Long Beach 90808 lbcc.edu president
(562) 938-4353
14 Pepperdine University 1937 Andrew Benton
24255 Pacific Coast private president
Highway Malibu 90263 pepperdine.edu (310) 506-4000
15 East Los Angeles 1945 Robert Isomoto
College public interim president
1301 Avenida Cesar elac.edu (323) 265-8650
Chavez Monterey Park
91754
16 University of La Verne 1891 Stephen C. Morgan
1950 Third St. private president
La Verne 91750 ulv.edu (909) 593-3511
17 Loyola Marymount 1911 Robert Lawton
University private president
1 LMU Drive lmu.edu (310) 338-2700
Los Angeles 90045
18 Azusa Pacific 1899 Jon Wallace
University private president
901 E. Alosta Ave. apu.edu (800) 825-5278
Azusa 91702
19 Los Angeles City 1929 Steve Maradian
College public president
855 N. Vermont Ave. lacitycollege.edu (323) 953-4000
Los Angeles 90029
20 Glendale Community 1927 Audre Levy
College public superintendent-
1500 N. Verdugo Road glendale.edu president
Glendale 91208 (818) 240-1000
21 Rio Hondo College 1960 Rose Marie Joyce
3600 Workman Mill Road public superintendent-
Whittier90601 riohondo.edu president
(562) 692-0921
22 Los Angeles Pierce 1947 Robert Garber
College public president
6201 Winnetka Ave. piercecollege.edu (818) 719-6401
Woodland Hills 91371
23 Citrus College 1915 Michael J. Viera
1000 W. Foothill Blvd. public superintendent-
Glendora 91741 citruscollege.edu president
(626) 963-0323
24 Biola University 1908 Clyde Cook
13800 Biola Ave. private president
La Mirada 90639 biola.edu (562) 903-6000
25 College of the Canyons 1969 Dianne G. Van
26455 Rockwell Canyon public Hook
Road Santa Clarita canyons.edu superintendent-
91355 president
(661) 259-7800
NA--Not Available
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