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CAPITOL COLLEGE

Capitol College
11301 Springfield Road
Laurel, MD 20708

Official telephone: (301) 369-2800
Toll-free telephone: (800) 950-1992
Fax number: (301) 953-3876

Website: www.capitol-college.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of 10 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: electronics engineering technology, computer engineering technology, electrical engineering
Majors with the lowest enrollment: systems management, management of telecommunications systems
Average freshman GPA: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 51 men, 10 women, 61 total
Full-time faculty: 9 men, 5 women, 14 total
Part-time faculty: 43 men, 6 women, 49 total
Graduation rate: 40% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Advertising Technology
  • Agriculture/Natural Resource Management
  • Avionics Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Astronautical Engineering
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Engineering Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Information Assurance
  • Management of Information Technology
  • Management of Telecommunications Systems
  • Software Engineering
  • Software/Internet Applications
  • Telecommunications Engineering Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate



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