CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO, HARRY S. TRUMAN COLLEGE C-14

1145 West Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640-5616
Tel: (773)907-4000; Admissions: (773)907-4720; Fax: (773)907-4464; Web Site: http://www.trumancollege.cc/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of City Colleges of Chicago. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1956. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 32,859. 0% from out-of-state, 70% 25 or older. Retention: 25% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Placement: ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/8.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1560 full-time. State resident tuition: $5235 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $7629 full-time. Mandatory fees: $200 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Social organizations: 40 open to all. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. 59,750 books and 250 serials. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See University of Chicago.