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PICU is an independent organization dedicated to educating transfer students and college transfer center coordinators about the numerous benefits available at private colleges and universities. By presenting diverse educational sessions to community college counselors, as well as the traditional college fair format for the students, PICU stresses the importance of taking a more thorough look at private schools.

PICU is currently comprised of 31 Illinois colleges and universities that are united by a student-centered approach at every phase of the transfer process. By insuring a smooth transition from the community college to the receiving institution, PICU schools allow students to fully concentrate on successfully completing their bachelor’s degree program with the assurance that they will be assisted every step of the way.

THE BENEFITS OF ATTENDING A PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY...

• Private colleges and universities have much smaller enrollments.	›› don't dismiss applying to a private school simply because the tuition is higher than that of a state-funded institution.
• Help from students, alumni, faculty and tutors are more readily available
• Classes are taught by professors rather than by teaching assistants.
• Private schools offer scholarships and financial aid. An average of 70 percent of all students enrolled in private colleges and universities received some type of scholarship or financial aid to help towards the cost of tuition. At some private colleges/universities, merit-based awards pay for over half of a student’s tuition.
• Generally, private schools offer a variety of academic, social, political, religious, and ethnic clubs and organizations
• Graduation rates of private colleges and universities rank higher than publics.

For more information on private colleges and universities within the state, contact Andrea Johnson at 1-800-447-6460 or email

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