Institution ID: 240055 Institution Name:UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES

Institutional Identification

Please verify the information below, and update as necessary. Asterisks (**) indicate information which is required.

Institution Name UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES                               

Physical Location:
Street Address 780 REGENT ST_____________________________________
City MADISON________ ** State      WI **
Zip Code 53708 - 8680 **

Enter Official Name Change Here __________________________________________________

Mailing Address (If different from Physical Location):
Street Address PO BOX 8680_______________________________________
City MADISON________ State      WI
Zip Code 53708 - 8680

Web Address http:// www.uwc.edu__________________________________
Employer ID No. (EIN) 396006492 OPEID      00389700

Chief Administrator:
Name WILLIAM MESSNER___________________________________
Title CHANCELLOR__________

Telephone Numbers:
General Information 608 - 262 - 1783 Ext. _____ **
Admissions Office 608 - 262 - 9652 Ext. _____
Financial Aid Office 608 - 262 - 5928 Ext. _____

    
















Part A - Educational Offerings
1. Which of the following types of instruction/programs are offered by your institution?
  [Check one or more]

  Checked Occupational, may lead to a certificate, degree, or other formal award
  Checked Academic, leading to a certificate, degree, or diploma
  UnChecked Continuing professional (postbaccalaureate only)
  UnChecked Recreational or avocational (leisure) programs
  Checked Adult basic or remedial instruction or high school equivalency
  UnChecked Secondary (high school)

    
Part B - Organization & Accreditation
1. What is your institutional control or affiliation?
  Public - Specify
           Primary control          Secondary control (if applicable)
           STATE          SELECT ONE...
  Private for-profit
  Private not-for-profit independent (no religious affiliation)
  Private not-for-profit religious affiliation - Specify
          

2. What award levels are offered by your institution? (One academic year equals 30 semester credit hours or its equivalent, or 900 contact or clock hours.) [Check all that apply]

  Award Level   BELOW THE BACCALAUREATE:
  1 UnChecked Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of less than one academic year (less than 900 contact or clock hours)

  2 UnChecked Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of at least one but less than two academic years (at least 900 but less than 1800 contact or clock hours)

  3 Checked Associate’s degree

  4 UnChecked Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of at least two but less than four academic years (at least 1800 contact or clock hours)

 
  BACCALAUREATE AND ABOVE:
  5 UnChecked Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  6 UnChecked Postbaccalaureate certificate
  7 UnChecked Master’s degree
  8 UnChecked Post-master’s certificate
  9 UnChecked Doctor’s degree
  10 UnChecked First-professional degree
  11 UnChecked First-professional certificate (Post-degree)
  12 UnChecked Other; please specify in the Caveats box

CAVEATS
    

Part B - Organization & Accreditation
3. Does this institution offer any formally organized programs (either academic or occupational) with well defined completion requirements that do not lead to a formal award?
  No
  Yes

4. This institution is accredited by the following accrediting agency(ies). [Check all that apply]
  UnChecked National institutional or specialized accrediting agency
  Checked Regional accrediting agency - Specify
           NORTH CENTRAL ASSOC. OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (COMM. ON INST. OF HIGHER ED.)
  UnChecked State accrediting or approval agency
  UnChecked Not applicable

5. Is this institution or any of its programs, departments, or schools currently accredited by any of the accrediting agencies recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, which are on the list of National Institutional and Specialized Accrediting Bodies?
  Yes List of Accrediting Bodies
  No

    
Part C - Admission Requirements & Services
1. Does your institution have an open admission policy for all or most entering first-year undergraduate-level students?
  Yes
  No
  This institution does not admit first-year undergraduate-level students.

Part C - Admission Requirements & Services
2. Please select the option that best describes how your institution uses any of the following data in its undergraduate selection process.

  Admission Considerations Required            Recommended       Neither Required Nor Recommended       Don't Know
  Secondary school GPA                  
  Secondary school rank                  
  Secondary school record                  
  Completion of college-preparatory program                  
 
  Recommendations                  
  Formal demonstration of competencies
(e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
                 

  Admission test scores (SAT, ACT, etc.)                  
  TOEFL                  
  (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

3. Please provide the number of first-time first-year, degree/certificate-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full or part time) at your institution for the most recent Fall period available. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during the summer prior to that fall. See instructions for further information.

  Select reporting period: Fall 2000 Fall 2001
  Men Women
  Number of applicants 2,270 2,658
  Number of admissions 2,234 2,626
  Number enrolled full-time 1,625 1,818
  Number enrolled part-time __235__ __273__

4. If test scores are required for admission and 60 percent or more of your enrolled students [first-time first-year degree/certificate-seeking (undergraduate) students] submitted scores for a given test, please provide the following information: the number and percentage of enrolled students submitting SAT/ACT scores and the 25th and 75th percentile scores for each test. Provide data for the most recent group of students for which data are available; include new students admitted the summer prior to that fall.

  Select reporting period: Fall 2000 Fall 2001

  Number submitting SAT scores ______  
  Percent submitting SAT scores ______  
  Number submitting ACT scores 3,283  
  Percent submitting ACT scores __83__  

  25th Percentile 75th Percentile
  SAT I Verbal ______ ______
  SAT I Math ______ ______
  ACT Composite __18__ __22__
  ACT English __16__ __22__
  ACT Math __17__ __22__

    
Part C - Admission Requirements & Services
5. Does your institution accept any of the following?
  [Check all that apply]
  Checked Dual credit (college credits earned while in high school)
  UnChecked Credit for life experiences
  Checked Advanced placement (AP) credits
  UnChecked None of the above

6. What types of special learning opportunities are offered by your institution?
  [Check all that apply]
  UnChecked Accelerated programs
  Checked Cooperative (work-study) program
  Checked Distance learning opportunities
  Checked Dual enrollment
  UnChecked ROTC
         UnChecked Army        UnChecked Navy        UnChecked Air Force
  Checked Study abroad
  UnChecked Weekend college
  UnChecked Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)