Mendocino College: Narrative Description

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MENDOCINO COLLEGE H-3

1000 Hensley Creek Rd.
Ukiah, CA 95482-0300
Tel: (707)468-3102; Admissions: (707)468-3103; Fax: (707)468-3430; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.mendocino.cc.ca.us/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of California Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1973. Setting: 127-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 5,400. 459 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 16 states and territories, 4% Native American, 12% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 65% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Placement: SAT I or ACT recommended; CPT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $0 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $4650 full-time, $155 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $344 full-time, $11 per unit part-time, $14 per year part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, security patrols 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. College housing not available. Lowery Library with 27,441 books and 275 serials. 90 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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