SAE Expression College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - FairCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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SAE Expression College is a very small four-year, private for-profit school with 185 students enrolled. This college was established in 1998 and is one of the 2 schools located in Emeryville, California.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, and bachelor's degree are offered at SAE Expression College.

Majors
Offered
4
SAE Expression College follows a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers 4 majors. The most popular concentrations are Broadcasting, Film and Acting, Art, and Computer Science. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at SAE Expression College is low at 57% (way below California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
57%
Bad
The graduation rate at SAE Expression College is below average - 59%.

Student to faculty ratio at SAE Expression College is pretty decent: 15:1.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition charges are fairly high, around $15,700 annually. The additional fees at SAE Expression College (not included in tuition costs) are about $2,100, which comes to a total of $17,800 per academic year.

Read the details about SAE Expression College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
96%
As reported in recent data, 75 applications were submitted and 72 were accepted, so it is very easy to get admitted at this school.

The college will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) at entry.

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The undergraduate application fee at SAE Expression College is $60.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to SAE Expression College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (510) 654-2934 or check SAE Expression College Website.

Opportunities and Services

ROTC
Available
No
SAE Expression College provides a distance education program.

This school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At the present moment, there is no on-campus housing at SAE Expression College.

SAE Expression College Location and Address

Postal Address:
SAE Expression College
6601 Shellmond St
Emeryville, California
94608, USA
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