Northeast Texas Community College: Narrative Description
NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-12
PO Box 1307
Mount Pleasant, TX 75456-1307
Tel: (903)572-1911; Admissions: (903)572-1911; Fax: (903)572-6712; Web Site: http://www.ntcc.edu/
Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1985. Setting: 175-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 2,512. 872 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,351 students, 64% women, 36% men. Part-time: 1,161 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 6 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 11% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 36% 25 or older, 3% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 54% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.
Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.
Costs Per Year: Area resident tuition: $555 full-time, $45 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $783 full-time, $64 per hour part-time. Non-resident tuition: $903 full-time, $74 per hour part-time. College room and board: $1630.
Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 31 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government, Psi Beta, Chemistry Club, Hispanic Culture Organization. Major annual events: Intercollegiate Rodeo, Welcome Back Lunch, Y'All Come Back Lunch. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Learning Resource Center with 24,501 books and 325 serials. Operations spending 2002-03: $263,296. 126 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.
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