Graduation Information

Inviting Relatives or Friends to Visit You in the U.S.

Inviting Family and Friends to the U.S. Guidance document
Sample Invitation Letter document

Additional Information:

WHY AND WHAT: Alderson Broaddus University graduation webpage provides information on upcoming convocation ceremonies. Your family/friends may present a print-out from this website to prove that there are graduation ceremonies being held during the time that they will be visiting AB. If they are coming for a conference or special event, they should bring proof of this instead (or as well).
WHERE: are they visiting in the U.S.? This could be hotel reservations, printed out information from places they plan to visit, and/or reservation confirmations from any special tours or events they will visit.
WHEN: will they arrive in the U.S. and when will they return to their home country? The best way to prove this is with plane tickets that they have or are planning to purchase or a flight itinerary to prove they will not stay in the U.S. forever. Remember that plane tickets should not be purchased until the visa is granted. If your family/friends have a job, they should bring a letter from their employer verifying employment and that they will take a vacation and will return to work on XXXXX date. If your family/friends are in school, they could bring documents from the school to show they will return to their home country to resume enrollment and continue their classes.
HOW: will they support themselves while they are in the U.S.? A bank statement from your family/friends should be available to show that they have the funds to travel in the U.S., or letters from their employers to show that they are working and earning a salary.

Where can I order announcements and rings?

Where can I find more information about graduation?

Bobbi Davis

Recruiting & Admissions Coordinator for the College of Adult & Distance Education

Bobbi Davis

Recruiting & Admissions Coordinator for the College of Adult & Distance Education

davisbn@ab.edu

304.457.6232

Derek A. Holbert

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dean, College of Adult and Distance Education

Derek A. Holbert

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dean, College of Adult and Distance Education

holbertda@ab.edu

304.457.6439

ab.illumemediagroup.com

	Class of 2018	Class of 2019	Class of 2020
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)	36	36	36
Entering class size	36	36	36
Graduates	34	28	34
* Attrition rate	5.5%	22.2%	5.5%
**Graduation rate	94.4%	77.7%	94.4%
Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size. *Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.

	DIDACTIC PHASE				CLINICAL PHASE			YEARLY TOTALS
	Year 1 Summer	Year 1 Fall	Year 1 Spring	Year 2 Summer	Year 2 Fall	Year 2 Spring	Year 3 Summer	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Total
Tuition	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$29,000	$43,500	$43,500	$29,000	$116,000
Fees	$200	$305	$305	$330	$205	$205	$550	$810	$740	$550	$2,100
Books	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$1,000	$0	$4,000
Supplies	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$500	$1,000	$1,500
Other Supplies	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800	$967	$0	$0	$1,767	$0	$1,767
Room	$4,050	$4,198	$4,198	$4,198	$5,165	$5,165	$10,330	$12,446	$14,528	$10,330	$37,304
Board	$2,100	$2,100	$2,100	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500	$5,000	$6,300	$7,500	$5,000	$18,800
Transportation	$855	$855	$855	$2,133	$2,133	$2,133	$4,266	$2,565	$6,399	$4,266	$13,230
Personal Expenses	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$5,018	$7,527	$7,527	$5,018	$20,072
Certification Exam	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$0	$850	$850
Loan Fees	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$136	$204	$204	$136	$544
Health Insurance	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$4,882	$7,323	$7,323	$4,882	$19,528
TOTAL								$83,675	$90,988	$61,032	$235,695

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