Baker College of Port Huron: Narrative Description

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BAKER COLLEGE OF PORT HURON L-14

3403 Lapeer Rd.
Port Huron, MI 48060-2597
Tel: (810)985-7000; 888-262-2442; Admissions: (810)985-7000; Fax: (810)985-7066; Web Site: http://www.baker.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed. Part of Baker College System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1990. Setting: 10-acre urban campus with easy access to Detroit. Total enrollment: 1,477. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 512 applied, 100% were admitted. 10% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 4% black, 0.2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 51% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, Part-time degree program, external degree program, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 9/24. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Tuition: $5940 full-time, $165 per quarter hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to program.

Collegiate Environment: Most popular organizations: Travel Club, Student Association Dental Hygienists of America. Major annual events: Spirit Days, collections for the underprivileged. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Baker College of Port Huron Library with 16,823 books, 181 serials, 135 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $99,399. 145 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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