Brunswick Community College: Narrative Description

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BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PO Box 30
Supply, NC 28462-0030
Tel: (910)755-7300
Free: 800-754-1050
Admissions: (910)755-7321
Fax: (910)754-9609
Web Site: http://www.brunswick.cc.nc.us/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of North Carolina Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1979. Setting: 266-acre rural campus. Endowment: $1.3 million. Total enrollment: 1,003. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. Full-time: 493 students, 67% women, 33% men. Part-time: 510 students, 74% women, 26% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 21% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 46% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. 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, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for allied health programs. Option: electronic application. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Placement: ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1140 full-time, $38 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6360 full-time, $211 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $73 full-time, $73 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, National Vocational-Technical Honor Society. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Fall Festival, Diversity Luncheon. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, campus police. College housing not available. Brunswick Community College Library plus 1 other with 20,032 books, 35,076 microform titles, 69 serials, 986 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $194,445. 146 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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