About Cogswell College

Founded in 1887, Cogswell College. is a college. Located in California, which is a city setting in California, the campus itself is Urban. The campus is home to 650 full time undergraduate students, and 0 full time graduate students.

The Cogswell College Academic calendar runs on a Semester basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 12:1. There are 17 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Cogswell College include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.

Quick Facts

Acceptance Rate82%
Application Deadline
Application Fee0
SAT Range
ACT Range

Admissions at are considered Less Selective, with ,0% of all applicants being admitted.

In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only 41 of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.

0% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 0% were in the top quarter, and 0% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.

STUDENT LIFE

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Cogswell College REVIEWS

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  • How would you rate on-campus housing?

    5 Students rated on-campus housing 1.3 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate off-campus housing?

    8 Students rated off-campus housing 2.4 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate campus food?

    9 Students rated campus food 2.5 stars. 22 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate campus facilities?

    9 Students rated campus facilities 3.1 stars. 22 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate class size?

    9 Students rated class size 3.9 stars. 44 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate school activities?

    9 Students rated school activities 3 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate local services?

    9 Students rated local services 2.6 stars. 22 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate academics?

    9 Students rated academics 2.6 stars. 11 % gave the school a 5.0.

What's your overall opinion of Cogswell College?

5 Students rated Cogswell College

Victoria

Cogswell Polytechnical College is the kind of school you have to make your own. There are opportunities at every single doorstep. Internship offers are regularly sent out via school email system and professionals from game, film, and animation industries are invited to give lectures and workshops practically every semester. Be warned - if you choose to just sit around and only complete the minimum, it's your loss. No one will hand-hold you through the process, you have to want to make connections yourself. Though the acceptance rate is high, the courses DO become rigorous later. In a school of only 1,000 students tops, people WILL know you. Establish yourself in the school community. Join clubs. Make lots of hardworking friends. You WILL need them. Because of the lenient course-picking and degree-plans, it's very easy to accidentally take classes you don't need later on, or plan to graduate one concentration within a degree field (like animation) but end up changing your mind midway through (to technical art and effects, for example). As such, it becomes a bit of a challenge to graduate in exactly four years -- its not unheard of that students may have to stay an extra semester to finish off just two classes, or for alumni to come back for additional qualifications. Conversely, it's also just as common for students to drop classes because they got hired for an internship or a job in their profession. All in all, it's a good school. Classes slowly but surely become increasingly challenging the further you progress and the opportunities to network and get into the animation industry are solid, so long as you go get them.

Jessica

Cogswell College is a great idea. Ideally, it is a place where students can learn about the animation industry, whether in movies, tv, audio, or gaming. However, like all forms of art, the execution is more important that just the idea itself. The school seems to have improved overtime, but it's difficult to feel that the school supports its students when most of the students' tuition goes into the advertising budget of the school. With a 30{6f65e1278338a62264eed73e2adc5af8e2841420db12ceb4f80b8db22f3260ec} graduation rate, it doesn't feel like the school cares about the success of its students. They seem to care more for appearances than results. When new policies are added to the school and its degree plans, the advisors fail to inform their students. Graduates have been denied the right to walk on stage with their classmates because of unheard of policy changes. Teachers and faculty do not have clear office hours, despite there office hours being displayed outside their office doors. The student housing is over priced and unjust. In order to succeed in this school, the students must have steel-will and focus. They must be able to have the discipline to face their own challenges and fix problems themselves, without trusting in their faculty and instructors. This is a school that adults 30 and over will be able to succeed in. I would not recommend this school to high school students, unless they are already prepared with organization and self-discipline.

Adam

Scam School. I was constantly on Dean's list, so I'm not just some kid who sucked at college and can't find work. The entire school is a scam. I can't find work, my friends can't find work, and our credits don't transfer to other schools. Oh, and it's owned by Heald, a hotel company.

Anonymous

So. I got to Cogswell around Fall of 2013 and I graduated around Spring of 2017. I got to say it started out kind of good, but as the time went on, I noticed a few things. For one, teachers have an interesting turnover rate. They come and go and most the leave are good teachers. I did a little investigating and I found out that the teachers aren't really appreciated and the school is not as pleasant to these teachers as I once thought. Don't get me wrong, there are a handful of good teachers in there. However, there are also great teachers that left due to what the school has been doing to them. Some, already on the verge of leaving. They also replace some teachers with teachers that aren't so qualified and their work ends up crashing on them because the teacher told them to do risky and not so safe methods in maya. I got to say I'm also not quite the happy camper when I found out the school is run by a hotel company and one who used to run Heald some time back. Look it up it's called Palm Ventures. Another con is the whole esports thing. Don't get me wrong, I think it is wonderful for our kids to finally indulge in something other than school, however, I would vastly prefer better equipment first. Our computers can't handle Maya at full capacity sometimes and we have to playblast every single time we want to see the animation run smoothly. Some of the stylus pens they give us also have a messed up pen pressure and the nib would go inside the pen if you give it a little pressure. The only time we got to see an Intuos Cintiq was when you made it into our school's animated film production. Don't get me wrong, I love that we have two. However, I feel we should have some more for the underclassmen too for them to experiment digital art with a tablet with a screen. So those are the cons. The pros? Well, you'll meet cool people and we have a barbecue (or event) every once in a while provided by our wonderful ASB staff! They try to make student life a little more fun and provide a different experience to just academics! They're friendly and have an open door to those who need a place to work, find friends, and sometimes even get away from the noise. Another pro is that the teachers that do stay will try their best to inspire you and PUSH you to the best of their ability. Reid Winfrey, Dustin Aber, Genevieve Freckleton, and Dave Perry especially are very go-getting yet instruction heavy people that will tell you all the technical aspects you need to do to get better. I would include Jeff Jackson in here, however, he no longer works with Cogswell. But fear not! If you want Jeff Jackson's class, go to SJSU, he'll be there. He will help you with your craft. Leann Hill is also an SJSU professor and a Cogswell one, and she's really instruction heavy too. I never had a class with her but I sat in sometimes because I had to use a computer with a tablet to do work with. Oh yeah. That's another thing. Tablets aren't there in our homework lab, only in classrooms. But yeah, Leann is a pretty amazing teacher from what I've observed too. The director of animation also is encouraging people to go to contests and she also encourages people to have their demo reels reviewed by her so that's a really nice feature of Cogswell as well. Okay back to the cons. There are also some professors that are pretty belligerent and isn't instruction heavy at all. They will use class time to have students work on their animation rather than give lectures to tell us what to look out for. And as a new artist and animator using an unfamiliar program, I think it's essential to give us as much information as possible while also expecting us to have a kinda shaky start for our first years. After all, this is coming from a person who couldn't draw from imagination or animate in 2D AT ALL before coming here, and now knowing how to BECAUSE Dave Perry and Jeff Jackson taught me everything I know now because they're very instruction based. They also were strict but didn't tell students that they should probably find another career path if they didn't do it right the first time. For my 3D animation class, I can't say the same unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, other students might have a better time than I did, that's just my personal experience, take it with a grain of salt. Mix of Pro and Con, there's no actual cafeteria, BUT the food truck that comes over tastes AMAZING. And I think that's about it. It's also pretty expensive and the financial aid makes mistakes by taking too much loans and grants sometimes. But they're doing the best they can, so I can't be mad.

Cogswell College FAQS

  1. What is the Acceptance Rate at Cogswell College?

    The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Cogswell College is 82%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.

  2. What should every freshman at your school know before they start?

    First research more art schools like art center, Second not all things are taught in class you have to go out and learn things on your own, and don?t let anything hold you back. And last make sure you give everything 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your effort, people come and go but your skill will remain with you, make sure everything you do builds towards that.

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  3. Describe the students at your school.

    Professionally amazing, socially suberb.

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  4. Describe your favorite campus traditions.

    My school is best known for producing employees with leadership skills and get hired by animation companies such as Pixar and Dreamworks and game studios such as: Activition, EA, and Dice.

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  5. What's unique about your campus?

    Specific teachers, they have the rescores to make you a skilled Artist/ Engineer/ Musician, and the library system allows you to request any book and they will get it for you.

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  6. Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.

    A school ignored, yet more prestigous than any Art Acadamy or Institutes; in addition, the community revolving around me is the most concetrated bunch I have seen for which they to want to do animation, 3D modeling, audio, and Games as much as I.

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  7. What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

    I wish I had known about more art schools like art center.

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  8. What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?

    Ironically, Cogswell sometimes conveys itself "too" small (276 students with a 7 to 1 student to teacher ratio) for which I feel I am not "actually" in college due to its size, especially if its under one roof.

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  9. What kind of person should not attend this school?

    A person looking for a medical degree or a highschool athelete. Also someone who isn't really passonate about their field.

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  10. What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?

    Lesser students in the classroom and recieving a lot of help from the instructors.

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  11. What's the most frustrating thing about your school?

    No real scholarships available.

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Student Body

Students

29%

female

71%

male

650

Total Undergrad Enrollment

N/A

Total Grad Students

5%

Out-Of-State

95%

In-State

N/A

International

Organizations

N/A

Student Organizations

N/A

Fraternities

N/A

Sororities

Housing

Yes

On-Campus Housing

35%

of students living on campus

Student Diversity

% American Indian/Alaskan Native
1%
% Asian/Pacific Islander
20%
% Black or African-American
4%
% Hispanic/Latino
21%
% White or Caucasian
36%

TUITION & AID

All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA. Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.

79% of students attending Cogswell College receive some sort of financial aid. 46% were awarded federal grants. While 73% received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.

Cost Out of State

$19,096

Tuition and fees(Out of state)

$1,791

Books and Supplies

$12,415

Room and Board

33,302

Total On Campus

Actual Cost By Income Level(W/Financial Aid)

Family Income
Cost
$0 - $30K
$18,776
$30 - $48K
$20,498
$48 - $75K
$19,885
$75 - $110K
$23,476
$110K & UP
$27,254

We use student reviews and the most current publicly available data on our school pages. As such, we don't typically remove or edit college information. Sources for school statistics and data include the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Portions of college data include copyrighted material, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Carnegie Communications. © 2009-2016 by Wintergreen Orchard House. All rights reserved.

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