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Palo Alto Online Database last updated: Monday, November 16, 2009.

Colleges and universities

Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley
Blvd. 23, Moffett Field, Mtn. View.
Full-time or part-time graduate programs in Software Engineering and Software Management, as well as bicoastal programs in Information Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Tuition: Full-time program: $17,850 per semester; Part-time program: $8,925 per semester.
Call 650-335-2808; 866-401-9378.
E-mail: admission@sv.cmu.edu.

Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
1069 E. Meadow Circle, Palo Alto.
ITP offers graduate education to explore the connections among mind, body and spirit. The Institute offers a day and evening M.A. in counseling, an M.A. in women's spirituality, two Ph.D.s in clinical and transpersonal psychology, in addition to a distance learning certificate, master's degree and Ph.D. in psychology.
Built: Established in 1975.
Principal President: Thomas Potterfield.
Tuition: $4,197-$8,181 per quarter, depending on program.
Admission: Rolling admissions.
Class Size: 10-25.
Enrollment: 350.
Call 650-493-4430.
E-mail: itpinfo@itp.edu.

Menlo College
1000 El Camino Real, Atherton.
Four-year private college specializing in undergraduate business management education with three key areas of study: management, mass communications and liberal arts.
Built: 1927.
Principal President: Dr. G. Timothy Haight.
Tuition: $31,720 per year; $11,330 room and board.
Admission: Rolling admissions.
Class Size: 15.
Enrollment: 700.
Call 650-543-3723; fax 650-543-4496.
E-mail: admissions@menlo.edu.

Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
405 Broadway, Redwood City.
PGSP is a private, accredited professional school offering a doctorate degree in clinical psychology. Also offers a joint J.D./Ph.D. program, a joint MBA/Ph.D. program, a joint PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. consortium and a distance learning program. Both the Ph.D. and the Psy.D. are APA accredited.
Built: Established in 1975.
Principal President: Allen Calvin, Ph.D..
Tuition: Tuition varies by year and program. .
Admission: All application materials and requirements can be found online..
Class Size: 15-30.
Enrollment: 400.
Call 800-818-6136; fax 650-421-4888 .
E-mail: admissions@pgsp.edu.

Stanford University
Stanford.
In addition to its undergraduate- and graduate-degree programs, Stanford offers Continuing Studies Programs, open to the community throughout the year; cultural programs, such as the Lively Arts; music department concert series; and lectures, plays, art exhibits and athletic events.
Built: 1891.
Principal President: John Hennessy.
SAT Scores: See www.stanford.edu/home/statistics/..
Tuition: $37,380 tuition; $11,463 room and board; $48,843 total cost .
Admission: Application due for Single Choice Early Action Nov. 1, and regular admission Jan. 1. Transfer is March 15. Admissions office at Motag Hall is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., applications available in August for the following year..
Class Size: Varies..
Enrollment: 6,700 undergraduates; 8,000 graduate students.
Call 650-723-2300.

Adult Education

Community colleges

Canada College
4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside.
Caņada College offers hundreds of academic, transfer and career-development classes during the day, evening and weekends in areas such as multimedia, allied health, fashion and interior design, engineering, early childhood education, theater, music and fitness. High school juniors and seniors may start their college experiences at no cost through the concurrent enrollment program; the college has an on-site high school program, called Middle College, through collaboration with the Sequoia Union High School District. The University Center at Caņada College offers on-site bachelor's degrees, a certificate program in Spanish/English Interpretation, and an MBA from several Bay Area universities.
Built: 1968.
Principal President: Tom Mohr .
Tuition: $20 per unit.
Admission: Class schedules are available online, on campus, at local libraries and recreation centers. Online and walk-in registration are available..
Class Size: 20.
Enrollment: 6,230.
Call 650-306-3226.

De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino.
De Anza College offers a wide range of quality programs and services to encourage university transfer, to meet the workforce development needs of the region and to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Built: Established 1967.
Principal President: Brian Murphy.
Tuition: $13 per unit.
Admission: Apply for admission online.
Class Size: 35.
Enrollment: 25,000.
Call 408-864-5678.

Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.
Middlefield Road Campus: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Open enrollment, two-year community college. Associate degrees, transfer program and career programs. Day, evening, online and weekend classes.
Built: 1957.
Principal President: Judy Miner .
Tuition: $13 per unit for California residents.
Admission: Apply for admission. Schedules available at campus bookstore and online. Online and walk-in registration..
Class Size: Average: 29.
Enrollment: around 18,000.
Call 650-949-7777; Middlefield campus, 650-949-6950.

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