John Wood Community College: Narrative Description
JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE I-4
1301 South 48th St.
Quincy, IL 62305-8736
Tel: (217)224-6500; Admissions: (217)641-4339; Fax: (217)224-4208; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.jwcc.edu/
Description: District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Illinois Community College Board. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1974. Setting: small town campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $2801 per student. Total enrollment: 2,374. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 2% from top 10% of their high school class, 27% from top quarter, 60% from top half. Full-time: 1,211 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 1,163 students, 68% women, 32% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 3 other countries, 11% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 33% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, 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 at members of the Quincy Area Education Consortium, Southeastern Community College (IA), Blessing Hospital, Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center. Study abroad program.
Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for broadcast electronics program. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required; SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to district residents.
Costs Per Year: Area resident tuition: $1980 full-time, $66 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $4980 full-time, $166 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $166 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time, $15 per credit hour part-time.
Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Choral group. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. 18,000 books, 160 serials, 2,200 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $113,440. 250 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.
Community Environment: See Quincy University.
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