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Southern California University Of Health Sciences, California

Overview of Southern California University Of Health Sciences

SCUHS is in a large suburb, in Whittier, California. The school is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at SCUHS earn degrees up to the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Students and faculty are generally focused on one of the school's main fields of study. The most common major fields study at SCUHS include nutrition and exercise therapy.

SCUHS Selectivity

The school does not admit all applicants.

Faculty

One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here SCUHS does well in comparison to most schools.

Student Body

The school, in 2005, had 638 students (580 full-time equivalent). A larger than average share of the students at SCUHS are minorities.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting SCUHS

Southern California University Of Health Sciences
16200 E Amber Valley Dr
Whittier, CA 90604
General Phone: (562) 947-8755
http://WWW.SCUHS.EDU

SCUHS Programs and Degrees (2005)

SCUHS awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy156chiropractic, acupuncture

Number of programs and degrees for SCUHS in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree1261
Master's degree301

SCUHS Student Body

In 2005, SCUHS had a total enrollment of 638 students (580 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Graduate14%
First Professional86%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White42%
Black2%
Hispanic10%
Asian36%
American Indian1%
Other Races8%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
20-211%
22-2420%
25-2950%
30-3416%
35-398%
40-495%
50-641%

SCUHS Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Whittier, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

SCUHS Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancenot required

SCUHS Faculty

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year8$71,8325$62,501
Associate professorcalendar year11$59,1541*
Assistant professorcalendar year5$47,3235$46,595
Instructorcalendar year0*2*
No academic rankcalendar year1*3$72,999
All faculty totalcalendar year25$62,63816$55,511

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

SCUHS Degree Programs (2005)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Acupuncture
Chiropractic (DC)

SCUHS Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets SCUHS Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%SCUHS % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%SCUHS Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%SCUHS Male % of student body
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%SCUHS Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Minority % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 18%SCUHS Minority % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
On-campus library

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