whether accredited institutions continue to meet the criteria. Institutions which are accepted by an accrediting agency or association as meeting its criteria are said to be accredited or approved. The best available method of ascertaining the general standing or quality of an institution of higher education in the United States is to examine its accredited status. Institutions with liberal arts and general programs and, in some cases, those with special programs are accredited by six regional accrediting associations. Regional accreditation applies to the institution as a whole. These associations are indicated throughout this directory by the following abbreviations: E., New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. W., Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Preceding any of the letters listed above or the abbreviations given below indicates that the institution is provisionally accredited, or accredited with some reservation, or is admitted on probation. -Not accredited by any nationwide or regional accrediting association. Professional schools are accredited by the following associations. The abbreviations are those used throughout the directory to represent accreditation by the appropriate organization. Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges: Bible (Bi). Accrediting Commission for Business Schools: Business (jcb) (scb). American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business: Business (bus). American Association of Schools of Religious Education: Religious education (rel). American Association of Theological Schools: Theology (theol). American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar: Law (law). American Chemical Society, Committee on Professional Training: Chemistry (chem). American Council on Education for Journalism: Journalism (jour). American Dental Association, Council on Dental Education: Dental hygiene (dh), dentistry (dent). American Library Association, Committee on Accreditation: Librarianship (lib). American Optometric Association, Council on Optometric Education: Optometry (opt). American Osteopathic Association: Osteopathy (osteo). American Public Health Association: Public health (ph). American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education: Veterinary medicine (vet). Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education: Social work (sw). Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association: Medical record librarians (mrl), medical technology (mt), occupational therapy (ot), physical therapy (pt), X-ray technology (xt). Engineers' Council for Professional Development: Engineering (eng), engineering technology (tech). Liaison Committee on Medical Education: Medicine and basic medical sciences (med). National Architectural Accrediting Board: Architecture (arch). National Association of Schools of Music: Music (mus). National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education: Teacher education (ted). National League for Nursing: Nursing (nur). The accreditation or approval of institutions of higher education by State departments of education or State universities is not shown in this directory, but may be found in Office of Education Bulletin 1960, No. 24, entitled Accredited Higher Institutions. NOTE. The Office of Education does not accredit or approve any educational institutions. CONTROL The legal control of institutions (not support or affiliation), as reported by each institution, is shown with the following abbreviations: C.-City or municipal government-public control. Co.-County government-public control. Nat.-National or Federal Government-public control. Religious group-Refer to abbreviations-private control. Ter.-Territorial government-public control. CALENDAR The calendar system on which each institution operates is indicated by the following designations: Qr. quarter. Sem. semester. Term-unit other than quarter, semester, or trimester, explained by footnote. Tri.-trimester. CHAPTER II. SELECTED PRIVATELY FINANCED NATIONWIDE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS A. KEY TO PROGRAMS (The numbers below refer to those assigned to the financial aid programs in this chapter.) GENERAL Scholarships-5, 14, 17, 18, 34, 39, 51, 55, 60, 64, 65, 68, 82, 84, 95, 96, 97, 99, 104, 107, 114, 116, 125, 128. Loans-50, 61, 72, 74, 104, 105, 118, 122, 123. SPECIALIZED A. Company or organization affiliated— Scholarships-4, 6, 9, 10, 17, 26, 30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, B. Field of study Scholarships-1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21, 24, 29, 31, 49, 57, 63, 69, 70, 73, 75, 80, 83, 86, 87, 92, 94, 100, 101, 102, 108, 110, 112, 115, 119, 128. Loans-25, 45, 79, 92. C. Race, religion, or nationality associated Scholarships-8, 16, 27, 28, 43, 76, 89, 98, 121. D. Armed services connected dependents Scholarships-2, 3, 14, 19, 22, 23, 48, 52, 54, 81, 103, 113, 117, 124. Loans-2, 3, 47, 109. 153 B. SELECTED NATIONAL PROGRAMS The following list of privately financed nationwide student assistance programs was compiled from numerous reference sources and correspondence with certain sponsoring organizations. Since there is no central clearinghouse of information concerning such assistance, this compilation should not be considered a complete list. 1. ADVERTISING FEDERATION OF AMERICA, Bureau of Education and Research, 655 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. The federation is a source for information on scholarships in advertising, marketing, and related fields, offered by advertising clubs in various states. 2. AIRBORNE ASSOCIATION, Box 5, Fort Bragg, N.C. The association gives grants and loans to children of deceased or totally disabled veterans who served in airborne units of the U.S. Armed Forces prior to 1951. 3. AIR FORCES AID SOCIETY (Gen. Henry H. Arnold Educational Fund), Director, Air Force Aid Society, Washington, D.C. Grants and loans are given to children of U.S. Air Force and Army Air Force personnel (deceased, retired, and on active duty). 4. ALLIS-CHALMERS MANUFACTURING Co., Box 512, Milwaukee, Wis. Approximately 10 scholarship awards, renewable for 3 successive years, valued at $600 a year, are available for children of eligible Allis-Chalmers employees. 5. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, Ill. Scholarships are awarded to high school graduates. Information concerning applications may be obtained through the national headquarters. 6. ALCOA FOUNDATION, Aluminum Co. of America, 1501 Alcoa Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Approximately 180 scholarships, valued at $625 per year, are available to children of employees of the company. 7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, & RECREATION, 1201 16th Street NW., Washington, D.C. A. R. Moore physical education scholarships are awarded to high school graduates who are interested in teaching physical education. 8. AMERICAN BAPTIST CONVENTION, 21st floor, 152 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. Approximately 60 scholarships, valued from $200 to $500 & year, are awarded. Preference is given to applicants planning to attend American Baptist colleges. 9. AMERICAN CAN Co., 100 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. Approximately 14 full-tuition scholarships are awarded to children of employees of the company to attend approved colleges of applicants' choice. |