Colorado Technical University
Located: Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Ph: (719) 590-6810 Fax: (719) 590-3740
Full-time: 330 men, 110 women
Part-time: 530 men, 255 women
Graduate: 395 men, 215 women
Application Deadline: Open
SAT/ACT: recommended
Faculty: 30
Ph.D.s: 50%
Student/Faculty: 14 to 1, medium (67% male, 33% female)
Tuition: $11,000
General Description: Colorado Technical University, founded in 1965, is a private commuter institution offering programs with technical and management emphasis in computer science, electronic engineering technology, management computer engineering, electrical engineering, among other technical, professional programs. A large percentage of the students are working adults who have transferred from other colleges, and are continuing their education through a more flexible schedule. There are branch campuses in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Denver, Colorado.
Student Population: Majority of students are from Colorado, though the online program can be completed from anywhere in the country. There are no resident halls either. Facilities include a state-of-the-art workout facility.
Programs of Study: CTU confers the Associate, Bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in business (business administration, business management, management information systems, and management science), Communications and the Arts, Computer and Physical Science, Engineering and Environmental Design (computer engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, graphics technology, and technology management), and Social Science (Criminal Justice).
An average of 180 quarterly hours, with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate.
Requirements for Acceptance: Applicants should be graduates of an accredited high school. The GED is accepted. An essay is required for special consideration of scholarships. An interview will definitely help your chances. SAT or ACT is recommended. AP and CLEP credits are accepted, and can count towards certain class requirements. Important factors in the admissions process are academics, extra curricular activities, recommendation letters, and other intangibles such as personality.
About CTU Online
The mission of Colorado Technical University, an institution of higher learning, is to provide career-oriented education by teaching applied, real-world, industry-current programs in selected areas, serving the needs of students for employment and career advancement and the needs of industry for highly qualified professionals.
Colorado Technical University began educating motivated professionals in 1965, helping them to achieve their professional dreams by preparing them for successful careers in business and high technology industries.
Our educational program content is continually updated and instantly applicable, so what you learn today, you can use on the job tomorrow. At Colorado Tech Online, we have developed our curricula to be among the best online learning platforms available, ready to help people like you climb to the peak of your profession.
Why Choose CTU Online?
For more than 40 years, thousands of ambitious individuals have chosen Colorado Technical University to earn their career-focused, industry-current degrees. Here are a few of the top reasons Colorado Technical University continues to graduate tomorrow’s successful professionals in many of today’s in-demand industries.
CTU professors are committed to helping you succeed; personally, academically and professionally. They bring years of knowledge in the fields of business, technology, engineering, law enforcement, healthcare, visual communications, and criminal justice. And, they bring practical experience to every classroom, offering you an opportunity to absorb meaningful, relevant course material as part of a degree program that is designed to be applicable in the real world once you graduate.
CTU Online is 1 of only 17 universities worldwide offering programs accredited by the Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center — and 1 of only 2 with an accredited undergraduate program.
Course content at Colorado Technical University is frequently updated to provide current information as reflected by the world around us. This practice enables us to provide students with a meaningful education that can be immediately applied to the pursuit of a career or professional position that interests them. Program content is also relevant, industry-current knowledge in a specified field of interest.
Students with prior college credit, military experience or an associate’s degree may be eligible for the Colorado Tech Online Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program. In some cases, this may shorten the length of the Bachelor’s program to 15 months.
Accreditation
Colorado Technical University Online is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association (30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504; 800-621-7440).
