Earn Your Degree through Westwood College

Westwood is a “complete” college, meaning it offers both traditional and online courses designed to meet the needs of every student. The Online Campus is listed in the top twenty online colleges. While the college itself is based in Denver, Colorado, if you choose the online approach, you will be able to study from any location where you have access to the internet. Your degree will be a Westwood College degree; no one but you will know that you studied in the comfort of your own home rather than spending hours sitting in a hard college student desk.

Westwood's online college courses available via distance learning are categorized into five “schools” as indicated below:

• School of Business »
  
• School of Design »
  
• School of Justice »
• School of Professional Studies »
  
• School of Technology »

Westwood instructors are specially trained in online teaching strategies and are also experts in the career field they teach in, many of them actually employed in those fields while still teaching at Westwood college. 97% of the graduating students claim to be satisfied, saying they would recommend their instructors or program to other students. Perhaps the feeling of satisfaction comes from the fact that at Westwood, your online courses are not simply text or audio, requiring you to read eye-burning hours of screens or listen to professors drone on about their topic. The courses actually use real textbooks which allow you to study away from the computer, yet use the computer as well for creative audio-video presentations.

Westwood College is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), both of which are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. They have also received Higher Learning Commission Candidacy from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

School of Business
Online students in the School of Business can choose among degrees in Accounting, Fashion Merchandising, Health Care Management, Marketing, and Business Administration which is a masters’ degree (MBA). The Bachelor degrees are all various types of Business Administration degrees.

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School of Design
The primary focus in the school of design is computer design such as Animation, Game Art, Graphic Design and Multimedia, Visual Communications, and Web Design. There is also a program for Interior Design which is available to online students. In fact the Game Art and Design and Interior Design programs are unique to Westwood. You won’t find any other school that delivers these two programs in quite the same way.

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School of Justice
The School of Justice offers two programs for online students; the Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and the Associate Degree of Applied Science in Paralegal. You can also earn a Bachelor Degree in Paralegal. Either of the School of Justice degrees will prepare you for a career in the legal system or further study in the field of law.

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School of Technology
While the School of Technology does have a program in Game Software Development, the emphasis—in contrast to the School of Design—is on the technical side of computer technology. Thus you will find here degrees in Information Technology, Computer Forensics, Network Management, and Systems Security. These programs are more for the analytical person who is less interested in creating than in understanding how the programs work and keeping the technology operating efficiently.

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School of Professional Studies
The School of Professional Studies presents another series of Business degrees, several of which appear to overlap the programs in the School of Business. The difference seems to be that the courses listed in the School of Professional Studies are available Online only. Also, the school you enroll in will determine the types of courses you take for electives. This is the only school that has overlaps, so you will need to check with an advisor or study the programs at the school website to see which route is suitable for you.

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