Allegany College of Maryland: Narrative Description

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ALLEGANY COLLEGE OF MARYLAND F-4

12401 Willowbrook Rd., SE
Cumberland, MD 21502-2596
Tel: (301)784-5000
Fax: (301)784-5024
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.allegany.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Maryland State Community Colleges System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 311-acre small town campus. Endowment: $5.9 million. Research spending 2003-04: $5042. Educational spending 2003-04: $3431 per student. Total enrollment: 3,705. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 2,529 applied, 98% were admitted. Full-time: 711 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 132 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 49% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 7% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 35% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for allied health programs. Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2550 full-time, $85 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $5010 full-time, $167 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5910 full-time, $197 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $184 full-time, $6.50 per credit part-time, $39 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group. Social organizations: 24 open to all. Most popular organizations: SAHDA, Honors Club, EMT Club, Forestry Club. Major annual events: All College Awards Banquet, Welcome Back Picnic, Spring Fling Tension Breaker. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Allegany College of Maryland Library with 86,636 books, 7,737 microform titles, 313 serials, 3,395 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $563,784. 700 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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