Quick Facts about National Labor College

(Academic Year 2008-09)

• Founded 1969 - George Meany Training Center
• Degree Granting Institution: 1997
• President: William E. Scheuerman, Ph.D.
• Institutional Control: Private (nonprofit)
• Academic Year Calendar: 2008-09

Campus

• 47 Acres - Acres encompassing NLC's main campus in Silver Spring, Maryland

Address

• 10000 New Hampshire Avenue  Silver Spring, MD 20903

Faculty & Staff

• Full-Time Faculty: 15
• Adjunct Faculty:15
• Full-Time Staff: 59
• Part-Time Staff:  5

Student Body

12 month unduplicated head counts 2008

• Men 799
• Women 184
• Total 983

Fall 2008 Enrollment

• Total: 221
• Full-time: 19
• Part time: 202

• Number of graduates in 2007- 08: 79
• Student-to-teacher ratio: 12:1
• Academic units: Semester
• Majors: 6

Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Technical / Professional Studies (Online degree)

Certificate Offered

• Union Administration
• Labor Safety and Health
• Organizing
• Labor Education
• Capital Stewardship
• Leadership for Change
• Computer Skills and Technology in Education
• Organizing in the Digital World
• Leadership and Technology in Education
  

Average Degree Class Size: 10

Average Degree Courses Offered per semester: 25

2008 Demographics:

• Male: 81%
• Female: 19%
• Average age: 42
• DC Residence: 0.5%
• MD Residence: 7%
• VA Residence: 12.5%

Ethnic Identity:

• Nonresident Alien: 2%
• Hispanic/Latino: 7%
• American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
• Asian: 1%
• African-American: 9%
• White: 56%
• Others: 24%

Tuition & Fees (2010)

• $199.00 per credit hour for AFL-CIO affiliated union members
• $249.00 per credit hour for non AFL-CIO affiliated union members
• $249.00 per credit for Working America/union family members
• $1137.00 per credit hour for non-union members

• $ 60.00 Application fee
• $ 15.00 Technology fee (per credit)
• $ 25.00 to $50.00 Materials fee (per course)
• $ 25.00 Student activity fee (each semester that includes a residential component)
• $200.00 Portfolio assessment
• $150.00 Specialty portfolio assessment fee
• $ 50.00 Partnership/Joint enrollment fee (per credit)
• $ 25.00 Work in progress (continuation course each semester for senior project and capstone courses)
• $250.00 Graduation fee

Resources & Services

• Computer lab
• Writing lab
• Bookstore
• Library
• Gym/Fitness Center
• On Campus Wireless Access: 100%
• George Meany Memorial Archives

NLC's 2007-2008 fiscal year revenues  $18,320,000
Number of student rooms in the campus: 165
Number of residence halls, which include separate bathroom, bedroom, and study room: 4