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American University, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Offering fall enrollment on a space available basis to programs, including the Washington semester program and the Washington College of Law.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing Faculty and staff have offered accommodations to law school students.
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Office of Admissions (202) 885-6000. Law school inquiries: (202) 274-4101

Argosy University - Washington DC, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Waived tuition for students who have already registered and paid tuition at their home institution for Fall 2005. Both on-campus and online courses available. If not yet paid tuition at home institution, they will be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition and fees at home institution, or Argosy University's published tuition and fees.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact 1.800.377.0617

Gallaudet University, Washington, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Gallaudet opens its doors to deaf, hard of hearing and hearing undergraduate and graduate students who were attending a college or university now closed due to Hurricane Katrina. Those students may enroll either on a visiting student basis or as a full-time transfer student to Gallaudet. As this is being written, our Admissions Office is hard at work making plans for a deaf college student from New Orleans to transfer here. We are also open to deaf and hard of hearing students displaced from elementary or secondary schools. The University has established a special fund to support relief efforts for the deaf and hard of hearing community in the storm-affected area, including especially the Louisiana School for the Deaf and the Mississippi School for the Deaf. Contributions to the fund should be sent to: The Office of Development Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Checks should be payable to: Gallaudet University/Hurricane Relief Fund Counseling Services The Mental Health Center is prepared to offer services to displaced students, as well as current Gallaudet students, faculty, teachers or staff who have family and friends in the hurricane-ravaged areas. Contact the center at (202) 651-6080.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing Housing and financial assistance is available on a case-by-case basis.
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Undergraduate students, please contact: (202) 651-5114 (tty) (202) 651-5750 (voice) (202) 651-5744 (fax) (800) 995-0550 (tty/voice) admissions.office@gallaudet.edu Graduate students, please contact: (202) 651-5400 (tty/voice) Graduate.School@gallaudet.edu Deaf or hard of hearing elementary and secondary school students, please contact: (202) 651-5397 (tty/voice) Michael.Peterson@gallaudet.edu

George Washington University, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Accepting undergraduate students as non-degree students on a space-by-space basis until students can return to their home institutions. Graduate students should contact the appropriate GW department or program. The GW Law School is admitting up to 20 upperclassmen students as visiting students from Tulane University and Loyola University Law Schools. The GW School of Public Health and Health Services welcomes public health students from Tulane.
Restrictions Law School admitting only Tulane and Loyola students. Public Health and Health Services admitting Tulane students.
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Undergraduates: Office of University Students (202) 994-1972 or ous@gwu.edu. For GW School of Public Health and Health Services contact: Jane Smith (202) 994-0248.

Howard University, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Offering fall enrollment; will evaluate student costs on a case by case basis.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing Housing is available.
Enrollment Deadline
Contact

Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Offering internships at the National Museum of Natural History to students
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline September 9th
Contact Mary Sangrey in the Office of Academic Services: arc@si.edu or (202) 633-4548

The Art Institute of Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered The Art Institutes will make available both on-campus and online courses that might be able to permit dislocated students to progress in their academic careers during this semester of disruption. Students at a university forced to close by Hurricane Katrina may register at any of The Art Institutes 31 locations across the nation for courses, on a space-available basis, for the fall semester. The Art Institutes is a group of 31educational institutions located throughout North America. Offering a broad range of programs including: audio production, culinary arts, culinary management, fashion design, fashion marketing, graphic design, industrial design technology, interior design, media arts & animation, multimedia & Web design, photography, restaurant management and video production. Not all programs are offered at all schools.
Restrictions
Tuition The Art Institutes will waive tuition for dislocated students who have already registered and paid tuition at their home institution for the fall 2005 semester. If dislocated students have not yet paid their tuition at their home institution, they will be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition and fees at the home institution, or The Art Institutes’ published tuition and fees for the fall semester, as determined by the school president.
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact National Admissions Information Center at 1-888-328-7900

The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Assistance Offered CUA is accepting late applications from students displaced by Hurricane Katrina using admissions guidelines encouraged by the American Council on Education, which can be found at: http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=President2President. In addition, CUA's Columbus School of Law is accepting up to 20 upper class students for the fall semester. Undergraduate students should complete the non-degree seeking student application located at http://admissions.cua.edu/forms as soon as possible, because classes for the fall semester at Catholic University commenced Monday, Aug. 29. The Office of Admissions will waive requirements on a case-by-case basis. and the university will make every effort to accommodate displaced students, especially those with the greatest need.
Restrictions
Tuition Financial aid requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis. CUA will not charge tuition if the student has already paid tuition to their home institution. If the student has not paid the home institution, CUA will charge the home institution’s rate of tuition and remit that amount to the home institution. Certainly other fees, including room and board, may be charged as appropriate.
Housing Limited university housing is available.
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Undergraduate and graduate students should contact the Office of Admissions at 202-319-5305 or 1-800-673-2772. Law students should contact the law school’s Office of the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at 202-319-6478.

Trinity College, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Offering enrollment through a range of programs (even weekends); housing available.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Admissions Office: (800) 492-6882; (202) 884-9400 or admissions@trinitydc.edu

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Offering enrollment to all District residents who are currently enrolled in a college or university forced into closing as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Mike Andrews (202) 274-5685 or katrinastudents@udc.edu

Washington Internship Institute, Washington, District of Columbia
Assistance Offered Internships for students in Washington, DC Fall 2005 and Spring 2006; Student remains enrolled at his/her home institution.
Restrictions
Tuition 3790
Housing Yes; Room charges $3540 (no board)
Enrollment Deadline For fall, must contact Dr. Ryan by Sept. 30 For spring semester, application deadline is Nov. 18, 2005
Contact Dr. Mary Ryan, President mary@wiidc.org

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