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Occidental College 1600 Campus Road Los Angeles, CA 90041 323.259.2500 www.oxy.edu President Barack Obama attended Occidental College from 1979 to 1981 before he transferred to Columbia University. He is quoted in the Los Angeles Times as describing Occidental as, "a wonderful, small liberal arts college. The professors were diverse and inspiring." It was established in 1887 and has an interdisciplinary focus; the school promotes innovative thinking, leadership and public service. The average class size is 21, and the student to faculty ratio is 10.5:1; the total student population of Occidental, a private school, is less than 2,000. The U.S. News and World Report lists the school as having a superlative undergraduate studies chemistry department. The basic tuition fee is $1,187 a unit. Saddleback College 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, California 92692 949.582.4500 www.saddleback.edu Saddleback College offers numerous professional and academic classes. It specializes in Associate's Degree programs, technical skills classes and fulfilling general education requirements in order for students to transfer to a 4-year college as a junior. There are 10 academic divisions with a series of classes and labs corresponding to each program. These divisions are: Advanced Technology, Business Science and Economic Development, Counseling Services, Fine Arts, Emeritus Institute, Health Science, Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Science and Engineering, Kinesiology and Athletics and Social Sciences. The tuition fee for enrollment at Saddleback College is $26 a unit. University of California Irvine Irvine, CA 92697 949.824.5011 www.uci.edu University of California Irvine is regarded as one of the "Public Ivies" – a university with comparable traits to the prestigious private Ivy League schools. In addition, students who are accepted into enrollment at UCI are in the top 4 percent of high school graduates. UCI is known for its large Asian American student population, which is about 55 percent of the student body. UC Irvine offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs; the most popular program is in the School of Biological Sciences. The anteater is the school's mascot and its sports teams are part of the NCAA Division 1. In 2009 the university opened its UC Irvine School of Law. Tuition for undergraduates is around $12,000 for a school year. LIVEMAGS.NET AUGUST>>10 17