Moberly Area Community College: Narrative Description

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MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-7

101 College Ave.
Moberly, MO 65270-1304
Tel: (660)263-4110
Free: 800-622-2070
Fax: (660)263-6252
Web Site: http://www.macc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1927. Setting: 32-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2182 per student. Total enrollment: 3,696. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 25% from top quarter of their high school class, 58% from top half. Full-time: 1,821 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 1,875 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 17 states and territories, 12 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 7% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 24% 25 or older, 1% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 57% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, law enforcement programs. Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: ACT, ACT ASSET. Required for some: ACT, ACT ASSET. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1650 full-time, $55 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2430 full-time, $81 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3840 full-time, $128 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $240 full-time, $8 per credit hour part-time. College room only: $1800.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 9 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 10% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Nurses Association, Child Care Club, Delta Epsilon Chi, Brother Ox. Major annual events: theatrical production, Fall Picnic, Spring Picnic. Campus security: student patrols, extensive surveillance. 42 college housing spaces available; 25 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Kate Stamper Wilhite Library with 23,027 books, 80 microform titles, 88 serials, 1,393 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $189,446. 750 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Moberly (population 13,000) is the county seat of Randolph County, in central Missouri. The town is served by one major railroad and the Omar Bradley Airport. Community facilities include churches of all denominations, a regional hospital, and Little Dixie Regional Library. A moderately large shopping district is available. Student employment is available in retail, restaurants, filling stations, and warehouses. Housing may be found in hotels, motels, and apartments. Outdoor activities are golf, boating, fishing, hunting, baseball, and tennis.

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