Stratford University

Alexandria, VA
University Website: www.stratford.edu/Apply Online: portal.stratford.edu/Selfservice/Admissions/ApplicationSelectEnabledForm.aspx
Stratford University is a private, for-profit, higher educational U.S. university founded in 1976. Stratford specializes in adult education and offers placement assistance for students and graduates. It delivers online, classroom, and blended online/classroom programs.
Stratford is a wholly owned subsidiary of The American Transportation Institute, Inc., a privately held Virginia corporation headquartered in Oakton, Virginia. Stratford has campuses in Virginia (Falls Church, Woodbridge,Newport News, and Richmond), Maryland (Baltimore), and India (New Delhi and Gurgaon). The majority of the student body is non-traditional and works full-time while attending school. Stratford's international student body is diverse and represents over thirty countries.
Stratford has partnered with the Global Land Coalition to provide distance education services in developing countries and with the K. K. Modi Group to offer residential American degrees in India.
Dr. Richard R. Shurtz II, Stratford president, won the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in Greater Washington for the Government/Education Services category. Stratford University was ranked as one of the Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers for All Disciplines in 2009 by Diverse Education.
In 2010, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and Computerworld reported that the Stratford University has a larger number of F-1 Visa students receiving post-graduate Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM extensions (727) than any other school in the US, with twice the combined total of the entire Ivy League. In 2012, Computerworld again reported that Stratford had more OPT STEM extension approvals than any other school in the US.
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Stratford University College Scholarships
Cybersecurity Public Service GrantState Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) |
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award $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Mary Macon McGuire ScholarshipGeneral Federation of Women's Clubs of Virginia |
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award $2,500 |
deadline March 15, 2024 |
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Edward A. Anderson ScholarshipVirginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
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award $2,000 |
deadline December 01, 2023 |
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L. Phil and Alice J. Wicker ScholarshipAmerican Radio Relay League |
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award $2,000 |
deadline January 10, 2024 |
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Talegaonkar Medical Scholarship EndowmentJohn Randolph Foundation |
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award $1,500 |
deadline January 17, 2024 |
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Wilfred G. Semple Scholarship Loan FundHampton Roads Community Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Virginia Commonwealth AwardState Council of Higher Education in Virginia |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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James 2:26 FundHampton Roads Community Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Intel PhD Fellowship ProgramIntel Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Arkansas Health Education Grant ProgramArkansas Department of Higher Education |
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award Varies |
deadline July 01, 2024 |