NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE C-11

3400 North Wesleyan Blvd.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8677
Tel: (252)985-5100
Free: 800-488-6292
Fax: (252)985-5325
Web Site: http://www.ncwc.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with United Methodist Church. Awards bachelor's degrees (also offers adult part-time degree program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile). Founded 1956. Setting: 200-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $8.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4274 per student. Total enrollment: 1,776. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 1,168 applied, 72% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 18% from top quarter, 59% from top half. Full-time: 1,019 students, 45% women, 55% men. Part-time: 757 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 12% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 42% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 56% 25 or older, 28% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 57% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; law/legal studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,369 includes full-time tuition ($13,550), mandatory fees ($1264), and college room and board ($6555). College room only: $3000. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $236 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $261. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 19 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 4% of eligible men and 4% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Club Dramatica, Student Government Association, gospel choir, Wesleyan Singers, pep band. Major annual events: Homecoming week, Spring Fling, Wesleyan Symposium. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only housing available. Elizabeth Braswell Pearsall Library with 88,975 books, 30,720 microform titles, 11,245 serials, 1,810 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $244,482. 43 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Rocky Mount, population 55,000, is located three miles from Interstate 95 in the coastal plain region of the state. It is a progressive industrial and agricultural community, but still maintains its historic heritage. Nash General and Community Hospital are only 10 minutes from campus. Many recreational facilities are easily accessible.