Everest College Phoenix

About

Mission:

The Everest College Phoenix is committed to the mission of providing opportunities to the students to foster career-oriented learning with a background of general education and to hone the students intellectually and socially in this world of technological and cultural diversity.

Core Learning Principles:

The Everest College Phoenix encompasses the following learning principles.

• Communicating:

The Everest College Phoenix encourages an effective communication so that the ideas could be shared / delivered comprehensively. It encourages to listen actively and respectfully in order to understand the arguments of people. The college also holds on to the principle of speaking and writing in an understandable manner.

• Analyzing and Evaluating

The Everest College Phoenix reckons to analyze and evaluate the complex issues, connections, diverse attitudes and values in order to achieve independent conclusions. It also reckons to combine logic, experience and critical thinking in order to figure out valid judgment.

• Problem Solving

The Everest College Phoenix also encourages the defining of problems and reaching the decisions/carry out plans by using different resources.

• Using Information

The Everest College Phoenix holds on to the principle of   using technology to process, gather and communicate the information. It also stimulates to conduct research that is required to achieve educational, personal and professional success.

• Global Perspective and Civic Engagement

The Everest College Phoenix encompasses the principles of examining international and multi-cultural outlooks and demonstrating the awareness of contemporary issues.

Exclusive traits of Everest College Phoenix:

Following are some of the exclusive traits of Everest College Phoenix.

• Instructors with real-world experience

The college recruits the faculty by considering their qualifications and industry-relevant expertise. In this way, the students become able to grasp the real world knowledge and get practical insights of what they learn in the textbooks.

• Practical, hands-on career education

The programs are structured by the incorporation of hands-on learning. Quick learning is fostered by having a practical experience of what students learn in the classes.

• Short-term career education

Some of the programs offered by Everest College Phoenix can be completed in less than a year. This enables the students to get into the practical fields in a shorter period of time.

• Assisting graduates to look for jobs

The career services department at Everest College Phoenix provides assistance to the graduates to figure out reasonable jobs. The college provides various career services which range from improving the resumes to improving internet job search skills to locating and contacting local employers.

General Education Program:

The general education component of all the programs offered is meant for meeting the objectives of general education program and fulfilling the standards of accreditation. The general education program is likely to enable the students to hone their understanding about the culture and world around them.

The Everest College Phoenix reckons the general education as a distinctive feature of all the diploma and degree programs. The general education is likely to support to the students to advance in their careers, continued education and personal endeavors.

The students pursuing a degree at Everest College Phoenix must complete all the general education courses included in their programs. The general education course may vary from one program to another.

Major Accreditation:

Accreditation is likely to be a process by which the schools, colleges and universities are evaluated. An accredited institution undergoes regular scrutiny and evaluation in order to confirm the academic standards of excellence of the institution.

Accreditations provide the confidence that the academic programs are sound, faculty members are qualified and appropriate facilities are made available by the institution.

The Everest College Phoenix savors the honor of being majorly accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and it also bears the honor of being a member of North Central Association

Programs by Location:

PROGRAM	CREDENTIAL	PHOENIX	MESA	ONLINE
Accounting	Associate in Applied Science Degree
Business	Associate in Applied Science Degree
Business Administration	Bachelor of Science Degree
Business Administration Degree Completion Option	Bachelor of Science Degree
Criminal Investigations	Associate in Applied Science Degree
Criminal Justice	Associate in Applied Science Degree
Criminal Justice	Bachelor of Science Degree
Criminal Justice Degree Completion Option	Bachelor of Science Degree
Medical Assistant	Diploma
Medical Insurance Billing and Coding	Diploma
Nursing	Associate in Applied Science Degree
Paralegal	Associate in Applied Science Degree

Statistical Disclosures:

• Student body diversity

The student body diversity disclosure is based on the number of students enrolled from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.

Phoenix Campus

Ethnicity	Students in Ethnicity Group	Percentage
American Indian or Alaska Native	209	2.52%
Asian	43	0.52%
Black or African American	2352	28.41%
Hispanic/Latino	1005	12.14%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	39	0.47%
Nonresident Alien	3	0.04%
Race And Ethnicity Unknown	824	9.95%
Two or more races	218	2.63%
White	3587	43.32%

Mesa Campus

Ethnicity	Students in Ethnicity Group	Percentage
American Indian or Alaska Native	57	6.28%
Asian	8	0.88%
Black or African American	68	7.49%
Hispanic/Latino	233	25.66%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	1.10%
Nonresident Alien	0	0.00%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown	73	8.04%
Two or more races	34	3.74%
White	425	46.81%

• Disaggregated Student Graduation rate for whom 150% of the normal time for program completion elapsed as of August 31, 2011.

	Enrolled First Time/ Full Time Undergraduates	Enrolled First Time / Full Time Undergraduates to Graduate in 150% time allowed	Graduation Rate for First Time / Full Time Undergraduate
Female	500	214	43%
Male	104	35	34%
Total	604	249	41%
American Indian or Alaska Native	22	9	41%
Asian	11	4	36%
Black or African American	83	30	36%
Hispanic/Latino	103	44	43%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0%
Nonresident Alien	5	4	80%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown	113	33	29%
Two or More Races	0	0	0%
White	267	125	47%

• Disaggregated Student Graduation rate for whom 150% of the normal time for program completion elapsed as of August 31, 2011.

Mesa Campus

	Enrolled First Time / Full Time Undergraduates	Enrolled First Time /  Full Time  Undergraduates to Graduate in 150%  time allowed	Graduation Rate for First Time / Full Time Undergraduate
Female	198	130	66%
Male	26	12	46%
Total	224	142	65%
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	8	73%
Asian	6	3	50%
Black or African American	20	11	55%
Hispanic/Latino	53	30	57%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0%
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown	19	12	63%
Two or More Races	0	0	0%
White	115	81	70%