School Profile: Westwood College
A profile of Westwood College with info including when the school was founded, accreditation, online programs offered, degrees offered, tuition, financial aid options, and special programs for military personnel.
Information as of June 2010.
1. Date School Established/Online:
Westwood College was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1953. The school was first known as Denver Institute of Technology. Westwood Online was founded in October 2001.
2. Accreditation:
Westwood College's locations are nationally accredited by either the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Each campus is licensed and approved to operate by the appropriate state regulatory bodies. Westwood College has been a candidate for accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since October 2007.
3. Degrees Offered:
Associates, Bachelor’s
4. Tuition:
As of the 2010 academic year, per term:
Online:
Game Software Development Bachelor’s Program: $4,435
Information Technology Associates Program: $4,435
Information Technology: Major in Network Management Bachelor’s Program: $4,435
Information Technology: Major in Systems Security Bachelor’s Program: $4,435
Ground Campuses, except Texas:
Game Software Development Bachelor’s Program: $4,827
Information Technology Associates Program: $4,827
Information Technology: Major in Computer Forensics Bachelor’s Program: $4,827
Information Technology: Major in Network Management Bachelor’s Program $4,827
Information Technology: Major in Systems Security Bachelors Program: $4,827
Texas:
Information Technology Associates Program: $4,497
Information Technology: Major in Computer Forensics Bachelor’s Program: $4,497
Information Technology: Major in Network Management Bachelor’s Program: $4,497
Information Technology: Major in Systems Security Bachelor’s Program: $4,497
5. Financial Aid:
Financial aid includes scholarships, grants, federal loans, and private loans.
Grants include:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- Cal Grant
Federal Loans include:
- Perkins loans
- Stafford loans
- Graduate loans
- PLUS loans
6. Students enrolled:
Approximately 4,700 in the online school; the number of students enrolled in the entire university is uncertain.
7. Special Programs for Military Personnel:
Military programs include:
- Post-9/11 GI Bill
- Yellow Ribbon Program
- Yellow Ribbon Program
- Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB)
- Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)
8. Career Placement Services Provided?
Students have access to career services from the moment they enroll. Westwood offers alumni employment assistance as well as access to online resume creation and interviewing tools.
9. Technical Programs Offered:
Game Software Development (Bachelor’s)
Information Technology (Associates)
Information Technology: Major in Cisco® Network Systems (Bachelor’s)
Information Technology: Major in Computer Forensics (Bachelor’s)
Information Technology: Major in Network Management (Bachelor’s)
Information Technology: Major in Systems Security (Bachelor’s)
