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Ascension College

  • 320 E Ascension St
  • Gonzales, LA 70737
  • OPEID College Code: 03061400
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  • General Phone: (225) 647-6609
  • President: Dennis Kerr
  • Website: www.ascensioncollege.org
  • Type: Private For-Profit, Less-Than 2-Year
  • Calendar System: Differs by Program
  • Highest Degree: Non-Degree Granting
  • Local Area: Large Suburb
  • Student Enrollment: 186
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Basic Information
    Student Services
  • Academic or Career Counseling Services Offered
  • Employment Services Offered
  • Placement Services For Graduates Offered
    Special Learning Opportunities
    None Available
    Mission Statement
  • Ascension College seeks to provide educational opportunities for students to develop the necessary skills, attitudes, knowledge, and ethics, which are the basic principles of sound business practice.
    Ascension College accepts the responsibility of providing opportunities for students to achieve academic excellence while acknowledging an obligation to maintain specialized training for specific employment in business, medical and dental occupations.
    In order to achieve these basic objectives of education and skills development; Ascension College strives to provide academic flexibility through the following goals:
    1. Maintaining an effective instructor-student ratio in classes to facilitate effective learning.
    2. Maintaining modern instructional aids and physical facilities.
    3. Recognize that students are the most important part of our institution and educational system.
    4. Develop an academic program and a classroom atmospere, which will permit students to achieve some degree of self-reliance, which will eventually lead to academic success.
    5. Recognize that students in this institution have many demands upon their time and energy and to assist them in a realistic approach towards academic success.
    6. Seeks to stimulate initiative and dedication in students, which will motivate them to study, practice and acquire the skills necessary to enter the business world and compete successfully.
    7. Recognize the necessity and responsibility of building a foundation upon which the students will continue their education after they leave this institution.
    8. Provide guidance and counseling concerning their occupational careers within their curriculum.
    9. Provide graduate assistance for studetns seeking employment after completion of their program.
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    Facilities and Programs Offered
    None Available
    College Carnegie Classifications
    None Available
 
    Admission Fees Fall 2006
  • Undergraduate Application Fee: $100.00
 
    College Credits Accepted
    None Available
    Applicant Considerations
  • Other Tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
  • Required
 
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2006
 MaleFemaleTotal
Number of Applicants-2626
Number Granted Admission (%)- (-)24 (92%)24 (92%)
Number Admitted Who Enrolled (%)- (-)19 (79%)19 (79%)
 
    Financial Aid Links and Information
  • Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 75%
 
Financial Aid Breakdown 2006-07
 LoanFederal GrantState/Local GrantInstitutional Grant
(%) of Students Receiving19%56%--
Avg Amount Receiving$6,000$3,500--
 
Federal Loan Default Rates
 200620052004
Default Rate (%)20.6%2.0%5.8%
Number in Default40411
Number in Repayment194192189
Student Expenses for the Largest Program Offered
Medical Assistance
2007-082006-072005-06
Tuition, Fees and Other Expenses
Tuition and Fees$7,595$7,595$7,495
Books and Supplies$130$130$120
 
Housing Expenses
Off Campus
Room and Board$12,122$12,122$12,122
Other Expenses$4,013$4,013$4,013
Off Campus with Family
Other Expenses$7,554$7,554$7,554
 
Total Expenses
Off Campus$23,860$23,860$23,750
Off Campus with Family$15,279$15,279$15,169
 
Largest Programs Offered
 Tuition, Fees, ExpensesProgram LengthAverage Completion
Medical Assistance$7,725900 Contact Hours12 Months
Medical Office Assistant$7,125900 Contact Hours 12 Months
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science$7,125900 Contact Hours 12 Months
Dental Assisting$8,125900 Contact Hours 12 Months
Nursing, Other$14,325900 Contact Hours 12 Months
Awarded Student Degrees and Programs
 Certificate
Business and Marketing Studies
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science20
 
Health and Clinical Professions
Dental Assisting19
Medical Assistance41
Medical Office Assistant14
 
 
Additional Information
    Overall Student Enrollment
  • Total Student Enrollment: 186
  • Undergraduate: 186
    Student Gender
  • Total Student Gender
  • Male: 3 Female: 183
  • Undergraduate Gender
  • Male: 3 Female: 183
    Student Attendance
  • Total Student Attendance
  • Full-Time: 186 Part-Time: 0
  • Undergraduate Attendance
  • Full-Time: 186 Part-Time: 0
Student Race Breakdown
 NumberPercent
Non-Resident Alien--
American Indian--
Black5932%
Asian--
Hispanic--
White12768%
Unknown--
 
Student Age Breakdown
 NumberPercent
Ages 18-195127%
Ages 20-213016%
Ages 22-242011%
Ages 25-29148%
Ages 30-342111%
Ages 35-39148%
Ages 40-49169%
Age Uknown2011%
Employee Type Breakdown
 TotalFull-TimePart-Time
Total Employees26197
Instruction, Research and/or Public Service15123
Primarily Instruction15123
Executive, Administrative and/or Managerial66-
Other Professionals1-1
Technical and/or Paraprofessional413
Clerical And Secretarial413
    Graduation Rates
  • Percent of Students Graduating: 75%
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