Western Wisconsin Technical College: Narrative Description
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE M-4
304 6th St. North
PO Box C-908 La Crosse, WI 54602-0908
Tel: (608)785-9200
Free: 800-248-9982
Admissions: (608)785-9158
Fax: (608)785-9205
Web Site: http://www.wwtc.edu/
Description:
District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1911. Setting: 10-acre urban campus. Research spending 2003-04: $227,769. Educational spending 2003-04: $10,330 per student. Total enrollment: 5,286. 3,443 applied, 53% were admitted. Full-time: 2,066 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 3,220 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 7% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 16% 25 or older, 2% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study.
Entrance Requirements:
Open admission except for health occupations programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: interview, ACT. Required for some: ACT ASSET. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.
Costs Per Year:
Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2280 full-time, $76 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,894 full-time, $488.10 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $251 full-time. College room only: $2200. Room charges vary according to housing facility.
Collegiate Environment:
Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 28 open to all. Most popular organizations: Wisconsin Marketing Management Association (WMMA), Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Organization (ACRO), Multicultural Club, Business Professionals of America (BPA), Advertising Club. Major annual event: Orientation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 100 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Western Wisconsin Technical College Library plus 1 other with 31,243 books, 397 microform titles, 313 serials, 3,750 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $303,682. 800 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.
Community Environment:
See University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.
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