The Art Institute of Michigan

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/detroit/

Welcome to the Art Institute of Michigan!


The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with over 50 schools located throughout North America, is an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes is North America's largest system of culinary programs offered at over 35 Art Institutes schools.

Graduates of The Art Institutes schools are employed by companies and organizations of all types and size, including some of the most prominent companies in the United States, such as: MTV, Time Warner, AT&T, Home Depot/EXPO Center, Lockheed Martin, Nordstrom, Nintendo of America, Walt Disney & Affiliates, Marriott, Yahoo Broadcast Services, Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Ford Motor Company, and the Fox Entertainment Group.

The Art Institutes schools offer a broad range of programs in the areas of: Audio Production, Computer Animation, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, Fashion Design, Fashion & Retail Management, Graphic Design, Industrial Design Technology, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Photography, Restaurant Management and Video Production. Not all programs are offered at all schools.

HISTORY

The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, of which The Art Institute of Michigan is a branch, is a part of the exciting history of Chicago. Founded in 1916 as The Commercial Art School, The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago was one of the first applied art and design colleges in the United States. The College became widely known in the 1930s as Ray–Vogue School with professional programs in art, design and fashion. The College was renamed Ray College of Design in 1981, and joined The Art Institutes system in 1995. The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Applied Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, as well as diploma and certificate programs.

MISSION

The Art Institute of Michigan is an institution of higher education offering degree and other academic programs in the creative and applied arts to a diverse student body from the Greater Detroit Area, the State of Michigan, and the United States. The college offers a stimulating learning environment where committed and talented students, led by dedicated and professional faculty, can develop their creativity and acquire the skills and knowledge to pursue careers in their fields of study.

ADMISSIONS

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/detroit/admissions/

To be considered for admission to The Art Institute of Michigan, a prospective student must be a high school graduate or hold a General Education Development (GED) Certificate. An Assistant Director of Admissions will personally interview the student. It is highly recommended that the interview take place on campus. However in circumstances where distance is a factor, the interview may be conducted on the telephone or via the Internet.

The purposes of the pre-admissions interview are to:

- Explore the prospective student's background and interests as they relate to the programs offered at the institution.
- Provide assistance to identify the appropriate area of study consistent with the student's background and interest.
- Provide information concerning curriculum offerings and support services available at The Art Institute of Michigan.
- Assist in assessing whether the prospective student has a reasonable chance of successfully completing the appropriate program of study.

If it is determined that a mutually beneficial situation exists, the prospective student will have the opportunity to complete an application for admission to the school.

Scores on national exams such as the SAT or ACT exam may be considered for admission, but are not required. All applicants for admission will be required to submit an essay of 150 words (associate's degree and certificate programs) or 300 words (bachelor's degree programs) describing how an education at The Art Institute of Michigan will help them attain their career goals. Applicants must submit an official post-secondary or college transcript.

Proof of high school graduation or equivalency is required for final admission to the school. A student will not be permitted to continue to their second quarter of instruction without a transcript showing high school graduation, GED scores, or a copy of their high school diploma. Financial aid eligible students will not receive financial assistance until documentation of high school completion is provided. An applicant who holds an associate's degree or higher may submit proof of that degree as evidence of satisfying the high school completion requirement. High school applicants who have not yet graduated should submit a partial transcript that indicates his or her expected graduation date in order to be evaluated for early conditional acceptance.

All applicants, regardless of non-immigrant or immigrant status, must likewise demonstrate that English is their first language. Demonstration that English is an applicant's first language can be satisfied if the applicant has earned a diploma from a secondary school or completion of the GED in which English is the official language of instruction.

Individuals with portfolios or previous education are evaluated during the admission process for potential advanced placement.

The Art Institute of Michigan is committed to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in admissions, employment, programs, and activities in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and The Americans with Disabilities Act. The Art Institute of Michigan does not discriminate on the basis of age, religion, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by state, local, or federal law. Applicants requiring additional educational or tuition assistance will be referred to appropriate government agencies or other special educational institutions equipped to handle such situations. For more information, please contact the Director of Admissions at The Art Institute of Michigan.

The Art Institute of Michigan reserves the right to request any additional information necessary to evaluate an applicant's potential for academic success.

 

Baker College

http://www.baker.edu/

History of Baker College

Within a few years on either side of the turn of the twentieth century, two proprietary institutions of higher education were founded, sharing a common mission—to provide students with the skills needed for employment in the great industries of their times. In 1965, after half a century of separate but parallel existence, the two institutions came together under a single management group headed by Robert Jewell of Muskegon. The organization has flourished and is now known as the Baker College System, the largest independent college in Michigan, with over 35,000 students in more than 150 programs at 17 on-ground locations and an online college. Throughout the years Baker College has maintained its original mission: to provide quality higher education and training which enable graduates to be successful throughout challenging and rewarding careers.

Welcome to Baker College

Your future’s just around the corner. We can help you get there from here.

Not certain what you want to do after high school? You’re not alone. Every year we meet with thousands of high school students about their futures. What good is a college degree if you can’t find a career?

So talk to us. We’ll help you identify your educational goals—whether it’s an associate, bachelor, master, or even a doctoral degree. We’ll work closely with you to define your skills and strengths, answer your questions, and outline your opportunities in today’s job market. Then you can decide for yourself whether Baker College is right for you.

Find out more. Listen to what other high school students, our graduates, and employers have to say about what Baker College can do for you.

Overview

As a Career College, we’re proud to have a graduate employment rate of 97%.

The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, many of Baker College’s programs hold additional accreditation.

Finding the right career starts with finding the right college.

If you are searching for the career of your dreams, you owe it to yourself to find out more about Baker College and our “career ready” approach. Let us show you how to join the ranks of successful Baker graduates.

We are a private, non-profit, fully accredited, degree granting, higher educational institution with locations throughout Michigan. The Baker College system — which includes Baker College Online and The Center for Graduate Studies — serves over 43,000 students worldwide. Baker College awards certificates, Associate, Bachelor, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in Business, Health Sciences, Education and Human Service, and various technical fields.

Take the first step toward your new future: Enroll, Schedule a Visit, or Request More Information and find out why you’ll do better with Baker.

Enroll Online

Take the first step towards your new career.

To apply to Baker College, you can use our online form.

You can also print out the application for Undergraduate admission. Download it here.

Once you have completed the application, you can apply by mail or in person at your local Baker College campus.

http://www.baker.edu/future-students/enroll-online/

Saginaw Valley State University

Welcome to SVSU

At Saginaw Valley, our students experience opportunities of self discovery, leadership, growth and international experiences. Our faculty are here to teach and mentor students to become all they can be. Soon, you too will say, “It’s a great day to be a Cardinal.” 

http://svsu.edu/

Mission Statement

Mission

The University creates opportunities for individuals to achieve intellectual and personal development through academic, professional, and cultural programs. By fostering an environment of inquiry and openness that respects the diversity of all whom it serves, the University prepares graduates whose leadership and expertise contribute to the advancement of a pluralistic society. The University serves as a cultural and intellectual center dedicated to the pursuit and propagation of knowledge.

Vision

The University will provide academic, professional, and cultural programs at the highest level of quality and service; it will achieve national recognition for its programs of distinction. The University’s graduates shall distinguish themselves and their University through meritorious service, accomplishments, and leadership in the economic, cultural, and civic affairs of a diverse and global society. Through exemplary teaching, research, and engagement with the greater community, the University will also be the premier cultural and intellectual resource for the region’s schools, governments, businesses, and people.

- Adopted by the Board of Control on March 21, 2005

Undergraduate Admissions

We are excited you are interested in applying to SVSU as an undergraduate student. You are in the right place if you are in your senior year of high school, or have a high school diploma but have not attended any college or university (other than as a dual enrollment student).

Admission Process

All applicants must fill out an Undergraduate Application for admission.

Exception

Students applying as Guest, Canadian, or Exploring the University will submit applications specific to their program.

* This application is only available in the SVSU Admissions Office
** Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view Printable Applications

Note

A $25.00 non-refundable application fee is required,except for Dual Enrolled or Exploring the University students.

http://www.svsu.edu/apply/undergraduate/howtoapply/

Ferris State University

http://www.ferris.edu/

About Ferris State University

Ferris State University has more than 14,000 students enrolled in classes on its main campus in Big Rapids, 19 off-campus sites throughout Michigan and at Ferris’ Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids. By offering people what they want, when and where they need it, Ferris is Michigan's "statewide university," with a transfer rate higher than any other university in Michigan, facilitated by the ease of “laddering” from a two-year to a four-year degree.

Ferris is distinguished by its strong heritage of opportunity and career-oriented approach to education where theory meets practice, along with unique degrees that are not available at other universities in the state, region or nation. More than 180 programs, ranging from associate to doctoral degrees, are offered through eight degree-granting colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Services, Engineering Technology, Health Professions, Kendall College of Art and Design, Michigan College of Optometry, and Pharmacy.

The majority of Ferris' offerings are tailored with a specific occupation in mind and align directly with many occupations that are expected to experience growth across the country through 2016. The University has at least 140 degrees that align directly with in-demand occupations in the categories of business, finance and management; administrative and clerical; computer science and engineering; social service; education and training; health care practitioners; health care technology and support; protective service; and construction, production and repair.

Ferris has the fewest number of large classes among Michigan’s 15 public universities, with only 1 percent of classes having more than 50 students. This allows for more direct contact with faculty, more hands-on learning and experimentation and greater student engagement. More than 50 percent of Ferris classes have fewer than 20 students, and the student-to-faculty ratio is 16-to-1. Full-time tenure-track faculty with experience in their respective fields teach the majority of classes, providing real-world relevancy to the learning environment. Advisory boards also contribute to ensuring current and relevant curriculum is taught which produces graduates with hands-on skills that allow them to be productive employees from the first day of employment.

More than any institution in the state, Ferris State has reached out to Michigan community colleges creating partnerships on 19 campuses and expanding online offerings. Ferris enrolls the largest number of off-campus students at the Applied Technology Center through its partnership with Grand Rapids Community College.

The completion of a new facility to house Ferris’ Michigan College of Optometry, new student housing, classroom renovations and improvements to Ferris’ largest dining facility add to the vibrancy of the University’s 880-acre campus, which already boasts FLITE, a state-of-the-art library; the Granger Center, a building with visible mechanical systems, such as geothermal heating and cooling, for HVACR students; and the National Elastomer Center, a specialized center for studying plastics and rubber technology.

Ferris is the only university in Michigan named after its founders, Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (two-term Michigan governor and U.S. senator) and Helen Gillespie Ferris. It was founded in 1884 as the privately-owned Big Rapids Industrial School and provided opportunity for people who might otherwise have become lumberjacks, farm laborers and food processing workers, instead offering paths to lives of greater possibility. Ferris did not become a state institution until 1950, undergoing several name changes until becoming Ferris State University in 1987. The Ferris philosophy of a practical, hands-on approach to education that enables students to learn practical skills for new jobs in a changing world still resonates today.

How Can Ferris Help You?

Opportunities at Ferris

Are you looking for a unique academic program or an engaging professional internship experience? Do you want an education that builds on your special talents and strengths?

Ferris personalizes your experience, providing you with excellent academic resources, dynamic professional opportunities and student services that fit your individual needs.

Be a Bulldog

• Apply to Ferris for free using our Online Admissions Form
• Find out when a Ferris representative will visit your area
• Schedule a campus visit
• Explore opportunities at Ferris’ 18 statewide locations and online
• Discover tuition, scholarships and financial aid opportunities
• Look up current course offerings
• Transfer credits
• Learn more about the Big Rapids area
• Check out our Alumni Success Stories

http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/admision/homepage.htm

Eastern Michigan University

http://www.emich.edu/

Profile of Eastern Michigan University

In 1849, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States.

Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world.

The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school.

Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year.

EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Our History 

Founded in 1849, when the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course.

The school’s name changed several times ­– to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status.

Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs and numerous community-focused institutes.

The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Education Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Village residence hall (2001), University House (2003), new Student Center (2006), and the new Science Complex (2010).

For more information about EMU's history, take our online historic walking tour.

First-Year Students

First-Year Admissions

When you enroll at EMU, you'll be joining nearly 3,500 other first-year students from Michigan and around the world. With more than 200 majors to choose from, a close-knit community with world-class opportunities, amazing campus life experiences, Division I intercollegiate athletics, study abroad options, and 95% employment after graduation, it's no wonder EMU is a popular choice.

The majority of our students come from the Midwest - Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York - but we have plenty of students from all 50 states and 70 foreign countries.

Not a "traditional" first-year student? You'll be interested to know that not all freshmen at EMU are recent high school graduates. So if you're thinking of heading to college for the first time at a "non-traditional" age, you'll find EMU's campus environment rich with diversity and very welcoming.

No matter what kind of new student you are, we specialize in helping you--as an individual, not just one of 23,000--find your niche. Let us prove it to you.

Want to know more about EMU? Tour the web site, ask a question online, or contact us. Meanwhile, follow the links on the right for everything you need to know about the admissions and enrollment process. If you need us, we're here to help.

First-Year Students

Applying to EMU

The first step in applying to EMU is to fill out an application for admission. We encourage you to apply online; it's quick and easy. If you prefer to use a paper application, call 1-800-468-6368 and we'll mail it to you.

Information for high school students applying to EMU:

• High school students may apply for admission at any time during their senior year.
• Please submit an official high school transcript and official scores from the ACT or SAT.
• EMU operates on a rolling admissions basis, so the sooner you apply, the sooner you'll receive a decision from us!
• Typically, you will be notified of your admission decision within 2-4 weeks after you submit your application materials.

If you have already taken classes at another university, you are a transfer student:

• If you have taken college classes but have not yet completed a bachelor's degree, please apply to EMU as a transfer student.
• You will be asked to submit official transcripts from every college or university you ever attended, even if you did not receive credit for your coursework.
• All transfer students must have a cumulative college grade point average of 2.0 or higher to be considered for admission to EMU.
• If you have fewer than 12 transferrable credits, you will also need to submit an official high school transcript or GED, and your ACT or SAT scores.

First-Year Students

Admissions Requirements

If you are coming directly from a high school to EMU

EMU admits students on a sliding scale based primarily on a combination of high school grade point average and ACT or SAT score. If you have a high GPA, you may be admitted even if your test score is below our average. And if you have a high test score, you may be admitted with a lower-than-average GPA. EMU does not evaluate the writing portion of the ACT in our admissions process. We admit students on a rolling basis, and we typically notify you within 2-4 weeks of the time we receive all of your admissions materials.

The average student coming to EMU directly from high school has a GPA of at least 3.05 and an ACT score of at least 21. These are not the minimum requirements for admission to EMU, but the median score of the average student enrolling at Eastern Michigan University.

If you'd like to talk with an admissions adviser about your specific situation, please contact us or call 1-800-GO-TO-EMU.

If you are coming from another college to EMU

If you are coming to EMU from another college and have earned 12 or more credits there, you will need to apply to EMU as a transfer student.

If you graduated from high school a long time ago and never went to college

Follow the instructions for regular first-year admissions, except that ACT or SAT scores are not required if you are over the age of 21. Please contact us if you have specific questions about enrolling after a gap in your educational process.

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