School Description
Provided by Teikyo Loretto Heights UniversityTeikyo Loretto Heights University (TLHU) is a private, American, not-for-profit, secular, residential, and international university specializing in educating international students as well as Americans seeking to be productive global citizens. The University emphasizes career-related education in degree programs that offer interdisciplinary, intercultural, and international education, as well as English as a second language programs. For its non-native English speakers, the University nurtures the continued acquisition of English language skills throughout their studies as an aid to gaining employment upon graduation and as an aid to functioning within the global economy. Furthermore, the University strives to serve as an Education Center by sharing its extensive campus facilities with other educational institutions, service-oriented organizations, and community groups.
TLHU will achieve these ends by:
* Endeavoring to maintain a campus consisting of students originating from numerous countries through the promotion of the University’s strengths.
* Striving to create a positive learning environment by providing personal attention to individual student needs.
* Educating students in academic programs designed to help prepare them for international career goals.
* Providing English as a second language support for its non-native English speakers throughout their education at TLHU.
* Monitoring the placement of students’ employment and continuing education following graduation.
* Recruiting and evaluating faculty members who have the best mix possible of international experience, career-oriented backgrounds, professional dedication, and teaching competence.
* Contracting with compatible institutions, organizations, and community groups for the educational enhancement and/or financial support of the University.
Teikyo Loretto Heights University
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTeikyo Loretto Heights University (TLHU) is an American university in Denver, Colorado, part of the Teikyo University Group. It opened in 1989 on the campus of the former Loretto Heights College.
Its campus consists of 19 buildings on a site, the highest area in the mile-high city. The Administration Building, the centerpiece of the campus, opened in 1891 and is entered in the National Register of Historic Places. Its prominent bell tower can be seen from miles around, serving as a landmark for many Denver residents.
As part of the Teikyo-Harvard Program, the university has completed its human anatomy lab, a state-of-the-art facility that will have access to all forms of multimedia technology for faculty and researchers, including a portable wireless camera system, which allows the instructor to project live images onto a large screen, and video monitors for easy viewing by faculty and researchers.
Teikyo Loretto Heights University has funded a $2.5 million grant toward the start-up expenses of the program. "We are excited to be able to fund a new program initiative that serves multiple members of the UNITE consortium, said Mr. Fred Van Liew, president of the Teikyo Foundation. "Through this grant, we are able to help develop a new program in a new market, while also adding a significant presence to the Teikyo Loretto Heights University campus."
The Teikyo University (Group) comprises: six foundations; undergraduate and graduate universities; and a number of specialized schools and institutions, including the largest private medical school in Japan, with three teaching hospitals, a school of pharmacology, a law school, and a graduate school of engineering. The group's 50,000 students are spread out among 46 campuses located in Japan, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
History
Founded by Mother Pancratia Bonfils, S.L. in 1891, the Sisters of Loretto started a private elementary and secondary Catholic school for girls they called Loretto Heights Academy. Located on one of the highest points in the Denver metropolitan area, the school was very successful. For the much of the last century it was the premier woman's Catholic school in Denver.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Rockies
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 26
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Degree Programs at Teikyo Loretto Heights University
Associate's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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General Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
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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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Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
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International Business/Trade/Commerce
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
A program that focuses on the dynamic social relations between and among majority and minority groups and different minority groups, and ways to promote mutual tolerance, inter-group cooperation, and the leadership and management of diverse groups and diversity issues in family, educational, recreational, and work settings. Includes instruction in ethnic and cultural studies, group psychology, sociology, anthropology, conflict resolution, human services and resources, and applications to various functional environments.See more schools with programs in Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
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Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
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Social Sciences
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Japanese Studies
A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the peoples of Japan, and related island groups and coastal neighbors.See more schools with programs in Japanese Studies
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Japanese Studies
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Students
General
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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Men vs. Women
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Geography
| Percent of Students International: | 100% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 146% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 13,820 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 13,600 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 220 |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 65.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
