Austin Community College: Narrative Description

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AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE J-9

5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, TX 78752-4390
Tel: (512)223-7000; Admissions: (512)223-7765; Fax: (512)223-7665; Web Site: http://www.austincc.edu/

Description: District-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 35,576. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 4,701 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 93 other countries, 0.2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 22% Hispanic, 7% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 39% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: electronic application. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $768 Full-time, $32 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2016 Full-time, $84 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4104 full-time, $171 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $294 full-time, $12 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. Main library plus 6 others with 115,567 books, 62,574 microform titles, 1,974 serials, 14,044 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 225 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See University of Texas at Austin.

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