Cogswell Polytechnical College is a private, non-profit college located in Sunnyvale, California. It holds accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), but its engineering programs are not ABET accredited. Cogswell had a small student body of approximately 200 full-time students in 2006.^[1] Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Otto Lee Area  - City 22. ... The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. ... The Accredition Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a non-profit organization that serves the public by making accreditations of the universities and scientific institutions which live up to certain qualities defined by the organization. ...

Along with several other non-profit organizations^[2], Cogswell College is under the umbrella of the Foundation For Educational Achievement ^[3], as was the similarly-named Henry Cogswell College, which has since ceased operations.^[4]

History

Cogswell College was founded as Cogswell Polytechnical College on March 19, 1887 by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Cogswell. The college opened in August 1888 as a high school offering technical classes for boys and business classes for girls. It changed its status to technical college on June 30, 1930. Cogswell College is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges^[5], but lacks professional (ABET) accreditation for its Engineering degree programs. is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Dr. Henry D. Cogswell (b. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The original campus building, located in the Mission District in San Francisco, was occupied in 1888. When the 1906 earthquake partially destroyed the campus, the College relocated across the street to an existing home on the property. After the City of San Francisco purchased some of the land by eminent domain in 1917, a new building was constructed at Folsom and 26th Streets to house the school. In 1974, having outgrown the existing campus, the College moved to a location at Stockton and California Streets. In 1985, the College moved to Cupertino, where it remained until 1994 (its old San Francisco building became a Ritz Carlton hotel^[6]). The College purchased its present Sunnyvale campus in 1993.^[7] This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Cali Mill Plaza (Cupertino City Center) is located on the intersection of Stevens Creek and De Anza Boulevards where the village of Westwood was established. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotel and resort with 63 properties that are located in major cities and exclusive resort destinations of 21 countries worldwide. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Among the college's current programs are animation and video game design.^[8]

Facts

• About 15% of the student population are women.^[9]
• The student to faculty ratio is approximately 12:1^[10] or possibly 9:1^[11]
• Cogswell currently offers the following degrees (note: as discussed above, the engineering programs are not ABET Accredited):

• • B.A. Digital Art and Animation
  • B.S. Digital Audio Technology
  • B.A. Digital Motion Picture
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering
  • B.S. Software Engineering
  • B.S. Digital Arts Engineering
  • B.S. Fire Science

• Cogswell students won first place in the 2007 SIGGRAPH SPACE-TIME Student Animation competition in the category of Storytelling/Narrative^[12][13]
• A Cogswell student won for “Best Editing” at Columbia University's National Undergraduate Film Festival.^[14][15]

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Local Infrastructure

• Cogswell College students often relax after hard days of classwork and study at the local "Internet Coffee Phone", or web cafe.

External links

• Cogswell College official web site
• Cogswell College Official Alumni site
• IGN Magazine article about Cogswell

References