Quick Facts about the National Labor College
(Academic Year 2011-12)
- Founded 1969 - George Meany Training Center
- Degree Granting Institution: 1997
- President: Paula E. Peinovich, Ph.D.
- Institutional Control: Private (nonprofit)
- Academic Year Calendar: 2011-12
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: 16
- Adjunct Faculty: 41
- Full-Time Staff: 30
- Part-Time Staff: 6
Student Body
12 Month unduplicated head counts 2009-2010
- Men: 1,114
- Women: 250
- Total: 1,364
Fall 2010 Students seeking degree
- Total: 202
- Male: 151
- Female: 51
- Full-time: 16
- Part time: 186
- Number of graduates in 2010-2011: 57
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 11:1
- Academic units: Semester
- Majors: 9
Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science
Certificates Offered
- Union Administration
- Labor Safety and Health
- Organizing
- Labor Education
- Building Trades Certificate
- Building Trades Organizational Dynamics and Growth
- Leadership for Change
Average Degree Class Size: 13
Average Degree Courses Offered per semester: 29
2009-2010 Demographics:
- Male: 81%
- Female: 19%
- Average age: 42
- DC Residence: 0.5%
- MD Residence: 7%
- VA Residence: 12.5%
Ethnic Identity:
- Hispanic: 7%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
- Asian: <1%
- African-American: 9.5%
- White: 58%
- Pacific Islander: <1%
- Two or more races: <1%
- Unreported: 23%
Tuition & Fees (2010)
- $235.00 per credit hour for AFL-CIO affiliated union members
- $285.00 per credit hour for non AFL-CIO affiliated union members
- $235.00 per credit for Working America/union family members
- $415.00 per credit hour for non-union members
Fees
- $ 65.00 Application fee
- $ 30.00 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)
- $265.00 Portfolio assessment
- $160.00 Specialty portfolio assessment fee
- $ 50.00 Partnership/Joint enrollment fee (per credit)
- $ 30.00 Work in progress (continuation course each semester for senior project and capstone courses)
- $260.00 Graduation fee
Resources & Services
- Computer lab
- Writing lab
- Online Bookstore
- Library
- Gym/Fitness Center
- On Campus Wireless Access: 100%
- George Meany Memorial Archives
NLC's 2011-2012 fiscal year revenues are estimated to be $19,744,000
Number of student rooms in the campus: 149
Number of residence halls, which include separate bathroom, bedroom, and study room: 3
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