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Campus Description:
Villa Maria College, a coeducational institution in suburban Buffalo, is committed to preparing you for a successful future. All degree programs incorporate a solid liberal arts foundation, an essential ingredient for career mobility. Some lead directly into a career after two or four years, while others are designed for transfer into a four-year degree program.

A Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in Interior Design builds on the foundation established with over 30 years of graduating interior designers at the associate degree level.

Villa's associate degree programs include: business management, early childhood education, graphic design, interior design, jazz, liberal arts, music, music business, photography, and physical therapist assistant.

The teacher-student relationship at Villa is one of its greatest strengths. Small class size means in-depth, person-to-person communication. All programs include an internship - the opportunity to explore careers, develop work-related skills, and gain that needed "experience" to assist in securing a job.

New Baccalaureate Programs recently added include Animation, Fashion Design & Merchandising, Graphic Design, Music, Music Industry, and Photography.

Sports:
An on-campus athletic facility is available at designated times for coed gym/swim activities.

Clubs and Activities:
Ambassadors, Helping Adults' New Dreams Succeed (HANDS), The In Club (Interior Design Club), Management Club, Multicultural Club, Music Club, Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society), Photography Club, Physical Therapist Assistant Club, SKALD (Literary Arts Magazine), Teachers Love Children (TLC), The Viking (Student Publication).

Fall 2008 Data


First-time, full-time student enrollment profile:

11% enrolled in top quarter of HS class

1% enrolled in top 10% of HS class

SAT critical reading mid-point range: 380* to 510**

SAT math mid-point range: 400* to 500**

*75% of the enrolled students scored at this level or better. **25% of the enrolled students scored at least this or better.

ACT: LOW 18    HIGH 22

29.00% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher

56% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9

Campus Demographics:

	All Undergraduate Students	All Graduate Students
% NYS Resident	97.8%
% Resident of other states	1.0 %
% International	0 %
% Live on campus	7 %	Did not collect %
% American Indian / Alaska Native	1.4 %
% Asian / Pacific Islander	0.6 %
% Black/African American	22.1 %
% Hispanic/Latino	3.2 %
% International	0 %
% White, Non-Hispanic	71.2 %
% Unknown Race / Ethnicity	1.6 %

Average financial aid package for first time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$8,690


Financial Aid Data From Year:
2008

Average amount of institutional non-need scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate students:*
$3,286
*NON-need based scholarships and grants do not depend on financial need and may be awarded for academic achievement, or talent in athletics, music or other fields (merit awards).


Special Programs:
Villa Maria College provides excellent facilities, an extremely talented and dedicated faculty and support-based services for our students. Programs of study include: Business Management, Early Childhood Education, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Jazz, Liberal Arts, Music, Music Business, Photography, Physical Therapist Assistant, Animation and Fashion Design and Merchandising. An on-campus art gallery, recording studio and art shop support our emphasis on the arts. A Student Center Building houses a pool and athletic facility along with Student Services Offices.