BACKGROUND
Campus Tours offers virtual tours of more than a thousand college campuses. Although not every college you review will have a tour, you can still view a thorough, well-designed profile of the college you choose to view.
Campus Tours will provide for each college and university
– Degrees and majors offered
– College setting
– Ratio of men to women
– Tuition costs for in-state and out-of-state
– Enrollment statistics
– Athletic programs
You have your choice of requesting information from within the site or select a link that will connect you to the college site directly. You can even apply online, through Campus Tours.
If you are fortunate enough to choose a college that already has a virtual tour available, you will be privvy to interviews with the deans of various programs, a witness to classroom settings and, in most cases, you will be taken on a tour of the campus.
PRO
– Information is immediately available
– Virtual tours are professionally presented
– Options for obtaining viewbooks and applications through the mail
– Provides links to each college or university
– Free service
– 1000+ of schools in the database
CON
– Not all colleges have provided tours
EXPENSE
There is no fee associated with the services at Campus Tours.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Campus Tours primarily concentrates on 4-year colleges and universities, with some 2-year schools represented.
SCHOOLS
Currently, the site offers information on more than 1000 accredited colleges and universities. You can view these by state or alphabetically.
STUDENT LIFE
This topic is not discussed in this forum. Although, seeing the demographic breakdown, geographic setting and other information related to each university will help give students a picture of what life is like on campus.
CONCLUSION
The easy-to-read information provided on Campus Tours provides a clear overview of the degree programs offered in each field. They call the degree an “Award,” which allows them the potential to profile specialty programs that are currently becoming more popular throughout higher-education institutions. While not all of the thousand represented schools have virtual tours available, you are able to review the demographic, enrollment and other details about each college. This generous catalog of schools across the country can help you narrow down application choices as well.
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