Gnomon: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - ExcellentQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Below Average

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Gnomon is a private for-profit school with 540 students enrolled. This school was founded in 1997 and is one of the 4 colleges and schools located in Hollywood, California.

Academic Offerings

Gnomon will give you the option to obtain a 2-year certificate or bachelor's degree.

Majors
Offered
2
Gnomon follows a quarter-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 2 majors. The most popular concentrations are Graphic Design and Animation, Computer Science, and Theater and Drama. 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 normally a positive sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Gnomon is high at 80% (close to California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
80%
Fair
The graduation rate at Gnomon is low - 33%.

Student to faculty ratio at Gnomon is good: 11:1. Read more information about faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is extremely high, around $30,300 a year. The additional fees at Gnomon beyond tuition are around $900, which makes it a total of $31,200 a year.

Read the details about Gnomon 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
49%
According to recent data, 65 applications were submitted and 32 were accepted, so it is pretty hard to get accepted at this school.

The college will consider accepting your advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The undergraduate application fee at Gnomon is $25.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Gnomon and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (323) 466-6663 or check Gnomon Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Gnomon, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At present there is no on-campus housing at Gnomon.

Based on the college crime data, Gnomon appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Gnomon Location and Address

Postal Address:
Gnomon
1015 N Cahuenga Blvd Ste 54301
Hollywood, California
90038, USA
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