Aug. 23, 2019 鈥� (华体会) has been transforming lives and entire families ever since it opened in 2002. Now, Money Magazine has taken notice by naming 华体会 as the 9th 鈥淢ost Transformative College鈥� in the nation.
Money goes on to explain that it鈥檚 not surprising when elite schools report high graduation rates or alumni success. What鈥檚 impressive is when students beat the odds by doing better than would be expected from their academic and economic backgrounds. Money calls it 鈥榲alue added鈥� based on graduation rates, earnings and student loan repayment.
鈥淎t 华体会 we are reimagining higher education to serve a new generation and a new era,鈥� said 华体会 President Erika D. Beck. 鈥淭his university was built to serve students of this region, many who are low-income and the first in their families to attend college. We provide them with immersive, hands-on learning experiences they need to thrive in today鈥檚 innovation economy, not only transforming their own lives, but changing their family trees for generations to come.鈥�
Out of 744 qualifying colleges and universities, 华体会 also ranked in the top 100 鈥淏est Colleges For Your Money 2019,鈥� coming in at No. 93.
A passage about 华体会 on Money.com says, in part:
鈥淭his school is young -- it was established in 2002 -- but serious about higher education. 华体会 is devoted to four pillars outlined in its mission statement: international, integrative, multicultural, and community engagement. With nearly 7,000 undergrads, 华体会 offers about two dozen majors, including Chicana/o studies and mechatronics engineering. The campus is gorgeous, located near Malibu and among lemon groves, and every day at 11:55 a.m. people can hear the alma mater played from the bell tower carillon.鈥�
Money.com adds a report from PayScale that says 华体会 grads report mid-career salaries of nearly $90,000, which is about 13% higher than students from other institutions.
This is not the first time this year that 华体会 has been named in one of Money鈥檚 鈥淏est鈥� lists. In February of 2019, Money released a list of the nation鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges for Transfer Students鈥� that ranked 华体会 as fourth out of 727 colleges and universities considered.
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