Wood Tobé-Coburn School is a small, for-profit private career college

Vocational school

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 located in a building just south of Grand Central Station

Grand Central Terminal

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 in New York, NY

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. Almost all students come from the greater New York

New York metropolitan area

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 area.

History of the Schools

The Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers was established in New York City by Miss Tobé, (née Tobé Coller Davis

Tobé Coller Davis

Tobe Coller Davis more commonly known as Miss Tobe was an internationally known fashion authority who founded The Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers and the Tobe Report, one of the world's most prestigious fashion merchandising consulting companies...

) an internationally known fashion authority, and Julia Coburn, former fashion editor of the Ladies Home Journal and president of the Fashion Group (later the Fashion Group International, Inc.). Tobé Coller Davis' establishment of the Tobe Report

The Tobe Report

The Tobe Report, first published in 1927, is the annual publication of one of the world's most prestigious fashion merchandising consulting companies, The Doneger Group. It is often referred to as "the bible of the fashion industry". An international publication, the Tobe Report covers...

 (a weekly fashion consulting
report for retailers) in 1927, and the founding of the Tobé-Coburn School in 1937, were seminal events marking the rising significance of the New York City fashion industry. The school opened on September 13, 1937 and drew mostly young women students from across the United States

United States

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. In June, 1992 the Tobé-Coburn School was merged into the Wood School; the latter founded in 1879. The change of the name from Tobé-Coburn School to the Wood Tobé-Coburn School occurred in June, 1993.

The Wood Tobé-Coburn School awards both diplomas and associate degrees

Associate's degree

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. It states that it focuses on job placement for graduates and that financial aid is available for those who qualify. Its web site contains limited information but may be found at http://www.woodtobecoburn.edu.

Student Body, Admissions, and Outcomes

According to Peterson's

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 (http://www.petersons.com) and recent institutional publications, Wood Tobé-Coburn School has an undergraduate population of 592. Of 1,162 applicants, 970 (or 83%) were admitted. For the most recent year, 71% of entering students graduated and 97% of all graduates were placed in jobs.

Academics

Wood Tobé-Coburn School provides career-focused courses to high school graduates. Wood Tobe-Coburn School’s programs generally offer hands-on learning opportunities that help prepare graduates to start working immediately. Some programs offer externships as well. Students can graduate in 10–12 months by earning a diploma. Associate degree programs can be completed in 14–16 months.
Wood Tobe-Coburn School groups its ten major areas of study into three main categories: Business/Fashion, Technology, and Health Care

Health care

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. These major areas are listed below.

Business/Fashion:

• Accounting
• Fashion Design
  Fashion design
  Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
  
  
• Fashion Merchandising
• Office Administration
  Office Administration
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• Travel and Hospitality

Technology:

• Computer Programming
• Computer Specialist
• Network Management
• Graphic Design

Health Care:

• Medical Assisting

Accreditation

Wood Tobé-Coburn School’s programs are registered by the New York State Education Department

New York State Education Department

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, Board of Regents

Board of Regents

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 and Commissioner of Education

Commissioner of Education

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(http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/accredinfo.htm).
The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP, http://www.caahep.org).