Critical College Analysis

Group Project
By: Michael Beste, Nehe Nehme, Noah
Sarabia
Slide 3: Purdue
Slide 5: Expression College for Digital Arts
Slide 9: California State University at Long Beach
Table of Contents
Purdue
Location
Many famous alumni
Outdoors and recreation
Great campus
Lots of undergraduate majors

Brian Lamb School of
Communication
Lafayette and Other Cities
Downtown West Lafayette
Lafayette
Chicago
Indianapolis

Expression College for Digital Arts
Gary Platt and Eckart Wintzen met in 1997
Gary and Eckart founded the school, in 1998
In 1999, the first 48 students started classes at the
college
In 2007 the school expanded into a second building
In 2012, the school opened their first branch campus in
San Jose
o Their 100th class graduates
Programs Offered
Degree programs include:
Animation and Visual Effects
Digital Filmmaking
Interactive Audio
Game art and Design
Graphic Design and Motion
Sound Arts
Admissions
Submit a fee of $60 ($10 for veterans) + application to the school.
You must also include;
o Proof of high school graduation
o A personal essay
o Completion of placement exams for English or Math.
o Drawing Test/Portfolio Review
applies only to Animation & Visual Effects, Game Art & Design,
Graphic Design & Motion
Proof of English language proficiency
Completion of Wonderlic distance learning assessment.
The City
Beautiful city along the bay area.
multiple parks
clubs
a pool hall
a few malls
and much more.
Multiple transportation options
Bike
several transit and rail systems
the guaranteed ride home
Zipcar
Paratransit
Taxi reimbursement program.
a program for seniors called 8-to-go.
o This free service provides wheelchair accessible service for seniors in and around Emeryville and to
our neighboring cities.
My Career choice
Salary per year $120,000-$144,000
Hourly $28.52-$76.43
4 Years
CSULB
Location
Previous names
The building
Degree Options
1949: Los Angeles-Orange County State College
1950: Long Beach State College
1964: California State College at Long Beach
1968: California State College, Long Beach
1972: California State University, Long Beach
4,266,853 square feet
84 permanent buildings
323 acres




City of Long Beach:
Transportation options
Sites at Long Beach
Crime Rate
Weather
Murder-4.2%
Rape-12.5%
Robbery-(-18%)
Agg Assault-(-15.5%)
Temperatures:
Winter: 64-46
Summer: 84-65
Spring: 74-53
Fall: 72-46
Summary
Purdue: Purdue is a great university located in a great area that offers a
great variety for all your career choices.
Expression college would be right for me because I really want to get into
animation and this college offers the right courses that I need to follow my
dream.
CSULB: I want to major in chemical engineering and this university offers
this course so I think that this university is right for me.