Altierus Career College-Bissonnet

Overview

At a Glance

School type

Private, not-for-profit, 2-year

Faculty

1 Faculty Members | 1122:1 student faculty ratio

Religious affliation

Not applicable

Mission Statement

The mission of the Institute is to prepare students to enter, prosper in, and meet the needs of the employment community served. To accomplish this purpose, the Institute offers a variety of career-oriented instructional programs and academic counseling services. The Institute believes that preparing students for participation in the working community is an important mission and a service to society. The Institute is dedicated to the ideal that all students should have the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Institute is concerned with developing, in all students, the quest for knowledge and skills necessary for life-long learning in their chosen field.

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cost & financial aid

Annual tuition & fees

Undergraduate

In state

$14,975

Out of state

$14,975
Graduate

In state

No information

Out of state

No information

Financial Aid: Undergraduates

Received financial aid
97%
Did not receive aid
3%
Type of aid % of students receiving aid Average amount
Federal grants 90.0% $5,069
State/local grants 1.0% $6,000
Institutional grants 18.0% $2,442
Loans 92.0% $7,189

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Academics

Most Popular Undergraduate majors

  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
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Undergraduate Majors X

  • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
    • Surgical Technology/Technologist
      • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. See other colleges that offer this major

Types of Degrees Offered

  • Certificate
  • Associate's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree
  • Doctoral degree
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Admissions

Application Fee

Undergraduate
$0
Graduate
No information
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Student Life

Student Demographics

Female Students
63%
Male Students
37%

Student Ethnicities
  1. Hispanic/Latino43.16%
  2. Black40.21%
  3. Caucasian8.45%
  4. Asian4.16%
  5. Two Or More Ethnicities3.62%
  6. Not Specified0.27%
  7. American Indian/Alaska Native0.13%

Student body breakdown

Total students enrolled

1,122

Undergraduate students

1,122

Attendance breakdown

Full time
98%
Part time
2%

Student services

  • Meal plan
  • Counseling services
  • Remedial services
  • Work-study
  • Placement services
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening classes
  • On-campus day care for student's children
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