Cogswell Polytechnical College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Quarter
First year of program	2005-2006

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	15
Average online teaching experience	3 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	12
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	1
Online courses	20
Five most popular majors
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)	N/A

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Encouraged
Students enroll as online students	No
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	Majority
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	Most

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	No
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	26-50
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	All
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)	N/A

List of Student Assessments Administered

College Student Survey (HERI)	Yes
College Student Survey results publicly available	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	4 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	Yes