Austin is home to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and the Culinary Academy of Austin. Le Cordon Blue College of Culinary Arts is a two-year private college that prepares students for careers in international culinary, baking, hospitality and patisserie. The student-to faculty ratio is 27-to-1. Programs available include Patisserie and Baking program, Hospitality and Restaurant management, Le Cordon Blue Online and non-professional cooking classes. Financial aid is available from grants, scholarships to loans. The school offers off-campus apartments, a student-operated restaurant and career assistant.
Culinary Academy of Austin is a two-year-year private institution that trains people to enter the food service industry. Classes are small with a 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. You can attend school in the daytime, evenings or weekends. Courses start every three months for the professional culinary arts program. The pastry arts program prepares students to become pastry assistants. It is a six-month program and requires an additional 120 hours externship. The college also does offer financial aid.
ITT Technical Institute in Austin is a private school that offers associate and bachelor degrees. The student-to-instructor ratio is 25-to1. You can take classes from the following schools: Information Technology, Business, Criminal Justice, Electronic Technology and Drafting and Design. New courses typically start every quarter. You can earn an associate's degree in eight quarters and a bachelor's degree in 15 quarters. Some concentrations include paralegal studies, visual communications, computer drafting and design and project management. Financial is available and there is no housing provided.
MediaTech Institute-Austin is a private two-year school that prepares student for careers in media arts, such as recording engineers and film producers. Instructors teach students by providing hands-on experience. It offers a 12-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Students may apply financial aid from loans, Pell grants, scholarships and grants.
The University of Texas at Austin is a four-year public institution that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs. The campus offers on-campus and off-campus housing. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17-to-1.Types of financial aid available include loans, work-study, scholarships and grants. Some schools on campus include School of Law, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, School of Communications and School of Pharmacy.
Kussad Institute of Court Reporting is a two-year private college. It has 10-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. The school prepares students to enter careers in transcription, closed captioning, real-time writers and court reporting. Some courses include legal terminology, medical terminology, vocabulary, keyboarding and grammar.
Concordia University is a four-year private school that dates back to 1926. It affiliates with the Lutheran Church --- Missouri Synod. The university's main campus sits in Northwest Austin. However, it offers four other campuses: Forth Worth, central Austin, Houston and San Antonio. In addition, the institution awards 18 undergraduate majors in education, business, sciences and liberal arts. Graduate degrees available include a Master of Business administration and Master of Education. The classroom features one teacher to every 10 students.
The Congregation of Holy Cross established Saint Edward's University in 1885. The university is a four-year private institution that offers small class sizes with one instructor to every 14 students. It is also No. 21 on the Best Colleges 2011 edition of Regional Universities (West) compiled by U.S. News and World Report. Saint Edward's University offers over 50 areas of study that leads to a bachelor's degree and 11 graduate degrees.
Huston-Tillotson University is a private four-year historically black college that dates back to 1952 with the merger of two colleges: Samuel Huston College and Tillotson College. The student-to-instructor ratio is 15-to-1. The university awards post-baccalaureate certificates and four-year degrees in humanities, business, natural sciences, education, sciences, social, science and technology. In addition, the campus provides two residence halls: Allen-Frazier Hall for women and Beard-Burrows Hall for men. It also affiliates with the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ. In addition, the college has four fraternities and three sororities on campus.