School Description
Provided by Johnson & Wales University- DenverAt Johnson & Wales University, we prepare you for success—both personal and professional. Since 1914, our unique approach of combining academics and practical skills with relevant work experiences and community service has made JWU a recognized leader in career education.
The mission of Johnson & Wales University is to empower its diverse student body to succeed in today's dynamic world by integrating general education, professional skills and career-focused education. To this end, the University employs its faculty, services, curricula and facilities to equip students with the conceptual and practical tools required to become contributing members of society and to achieve success in employment fields with high growth potential.
Johnson & Wales University is approaching the mid-point of our strategic plan, FOCUS 2011, and with every step we take we are strengthening our role as a renowned leader in career education. Since 1914 JWU has remained a pioneer in higher education. The common thread throughout our 94-year history is that we not only prepare our graduates to launch and advance in their chosen careers, we also give them a full university experience that makes them more complete individuals.
We are very proud of our focus. While educating for the sake of pure knowledge has traditionally been the approach in higher education, we at JWU have always recognized the importance of melding academics, hands-on training, relevant work experiences, leadership training and career development. Since its inception JWU has been outcomes oriented. More than 77,000 of our alumni from 140 countries have entered their professions equipped with the practical knowledge as well as the critical thinking and business management skills that position them for successful career progression.
Centered around an expansive central commons, JWU’s historic 26-acre Denver Campus sits at the base of the Rocky Mountains — perfectly situated for outdoor adventure against the backdrop of an urban environment. Our wide range of recreational, cultural and professional clubs and organizations is as diverse as your interests, and include Greek life, student government, team and intramural athletics, community service and leadership programs, special events and more. And with proximity to a booming downtown and the natural beauty of the Rockies, there’s never a shortage of activities to explore.
Johnson & Wales University- Denver
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohnson & Wales University (JWU, J&W) is a private, nonprofit, co-educational, career-oriented university. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, is home of JWU's main and largest of four currently operating campuses in the United States. Founded as a business school in 1914, by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU currently has 16,095 students enrolled in business, culinary, equine management, hospitality, education, and technology programs across its campuses.
The University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEAS&C), through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
Academics
Johnson & Wales University, "America's Career University,", has campuses in four locations: Providence, Rhode Island; North Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Charlotte, North Carolina. (Two previous campuses in Norfolk, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, were consolidated into the Charlotte Campus in September 2004.) JWU currently has three academic units at all four of its campuses: the College of Business, the College of Culinary Arts, and the Hospitality College.
The Providence Campus is home to additional academic units: the School of Technolgy, the Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School, and the John Hazen White School of Arts & Sciences. Of these, the School of Arts & Sciences is not degree-granting, but is responsible for the liberal arts education that complements the degree-granting programs.
Johnson & Wales University is well known for its Culinary Arts program as well as business and hospitality programs. The university is the largest food service educator in the world. JWU also offers many other degrees, including Accounting, Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management, Management, Marketing, Criminal Justice, Entrepreneurship, and Sports Entertainment and Event Management.
Academic calendar
JWU is divided into three trimesters each 11 weeks long, where the standard fall and spring semesters are replaced with fall, winter, and spring trimesters. This results in an earlier spring break and a typical summer break from May to September. During these three terms, students usually take three to four courses a trimester.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Rockies
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
- Mascot:
- Wildcats
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 1,328
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Available
Degree Programs at Johnson & Wales University- Denver
Associate's Level Programs
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Business
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting
An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.See more schools with programs in Accounting
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Accounting
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion Merchandising
A program that prepares individuals to promote product lines/brands, and organize promotional campaigns, at the wholesale level to attract retailer interest, wholesale purchasing, and supply contracts. Includes instruction in wholesaling, wholesale advertising, selling, and customer relations.See more schools with programs in Fashion Merchandising
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Fashion Merchandising
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations.See more schools with programs in Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
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Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
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Marketing
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Marketing
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Marketing/Marketing Management
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.See more schools with programs in Marketing/Marketing Management
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Marketing/Marketing Management
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Communication & Media
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Advertising
An advertising program focuses on the creation of commercial messages intended to promote and sell products. This program prepares individuals to function as advertising assistants, technicians, and managers. This major program includes instruction in advertising theory, marketing strategy, advertising design and production methods, campaign methods and techniques, media management, related principles of business management, and applicable technical and equipment skills.See more schools with programs in Advertising
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Advertising
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Culinary Arts & Food Service
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Baking and Pastry Arts
Students in these programs learn the skills they need to realize the dream of becoming bakers and pastry specialists. Pastry Arts students spend two years studying pastry making, bread and pastry handling and storage, cake and pastry decorating, baking industry operations, product packaging and marketing operations, and counter display and service.See more schools with programs in Baking and Pastry Arts
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Culinary Arts/Chef Training
A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.See more schools with programs in Culinary Arts/Chef Training
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Restaurant & Catering Management
A program that prepares individuals to plan, supervise, and manage food and beverage preparation and service operations, restaurant facilities, and catering services. Includes instruction in food/beverage industry operations, cost control, purchasing and storage, business administration, logistics, personnel management, culinary arts, restaurant and menu planning, executive chef functions, event planning and management, health and safety, insurance, and applicable law and regulations.See more schools with programs in Restaurant & Catering Management
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Baking and Pastry Arts
Bachelor's Level Programs
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Business
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International Business/Trade/Commerce
A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.See more schools with programs in International Business/Trade/Commerce
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting
An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.See more schools with programs in Accounting
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Accounting
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Financial Services
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Financial Services
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Finance
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management.See more schools with programs in Finance
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Finance
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations.See more schools with programs in Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
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Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
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Marketing
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Marketing
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Marketing/Marketing Management
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.See more schools with programs in Marketing/Marketing Management
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Marketing/Marketing Management
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International Business/Trade/Commerce
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Family and Consumer Science Professions
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Nutrition
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Nutrition
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Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
A program that focuses on the principles and practices relating to the administration of food service systems in institutional settings, and that prepares individuals to manage such operations in public and private facilities. Includes instruction in human nutrition, food safety, the design and organization of food service systems, purchasing, personnel management, and related business practices.See more schools with programs in Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
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Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
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Nutrition
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Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Includes instruction in supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles.See more schools with programs in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure
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Parks, Recreation and Leisure
Students
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 45% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
Athletics
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Division II Independents) Baseball (Division II Independents) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 19,200 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 900 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,130 | 31% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 995 | 1% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,266 | 94% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,480 | 79% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)
| Acceptance Rate: | 84% (Selective) |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
College Advice
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Question: Somebody from Johnson and Wales university in Denver?Hi , im can decide where to go for school, i want a hospitality degree, i will love to go to a private but not really expensive school. And i play Basketball so it will be awesome if i can make the team. i have been looking for schools in the internet for the past few days, JWU really caught my eye.Can somebody tell me more about the school? is it good?? i want real testimonies!13 months ago
Best AnswerI went to school at JWU Denver and I really liked the small class sizes. Since the classes are small you really get to know the professors. Not to mention I hear they are doing some consturction to better the gym and wild cat center so you may be going in at a time where they are getting bigger and better. The teachers at JWU really want to help the students and are able to spend more one on one time not to mention the office hours are kinda good. Some times I would just walk in with out making an appointment and I got help if I needed anything. Same thing with the academic center tutors. So you get the benefits of college life with the sense of a small family. I know the Hospitality Sports Entertainment students became a small family, the same with the hotel students :) Also the JWU team could use the help on the basketball team so if your good I am sure they will be more then happy to get you on the team. Only bad thing is the cafeteria but hey if u get a dorm with a kitchen you are set. I recommend Trianglo dorms :D Hope this helps and good luck :) JWU-Denver 2006 :) |
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Question: Dallas, TX VS Denver, CO?Okayy..so my boyfriend, of two years, will be attending Johnson & Wales University in Denver here in March. I'm debating on whether or not I should move with him. I've lived here in the Dallas, TX area all my life (I'm gonna be 20 in March). I'm not accustomed to change like that. I just want to know if you guys have any advantages and disadvantages for me moving to Denver, Colorado from Dallas, TX.15 months ago
Best AnswerHas he invited you to go with him? If so, and you like him, you should go. I lived in Dallas for 8 years and I moved up to Denver 3 weeks ago. I'm so happy with this city. I don't know what part of Dallas you live in, you could live in Plano for all I know, but the inner city of Denver is filled with young people. The core is a very large area of beautiful homes with little independent shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars on the main streets. Many of the old homes have been divided into separate apartments. There are also plenty of apartments for rent. Typically the space you will find is smaller than what you have in Dallas but you will survive. Lots of people ride their bikes to local stores, cafes or whatever. From most major avenues you can see the mountains to the west. Ski season started this week. People are generally in better shape around here I assume that is because they are more active. From Denver you will have access to the mountains in about 45 minutes or you can drive deeper into them for the weekend. You would be a fool to spend your life in Texas. If it doesn't work out then pack it up and go home. No one will fault you for trying. Also, Denver is quite a bit more progressive than Dallas so if you prefer the attitude of Austin over Dallas you may enjoy the people of Denver. If you're a staunch republican you won't like it here at all, in fact you would be miserable and you should probably wish your boyfriend the best. |
