Clark State Community College: Narrative Description

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CLARK STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE I-4

570 East Leffel Ln., PO Box 570
Springfield, OH 45501-0570
Tel: (937)325-0691
Admissions: (937)328-6027
Web Site: http://www.clarkstate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Ohio Board of Regents. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 60-acre suburban campus with easy access to Columbus and Dayton. Total enrollment: 3,510. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 1,461 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,502 students, 64% women, 36% men. Part-time: 2,008 students, 72% women, 28% men. 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 14% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 4% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Off campus study at 17 members of the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for some programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT recommended; SAT or ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $3492 full-time, $73.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6492 full-time, $136 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1100 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: local fraternities, local sororities. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Minority Student Forum. Major annual event: Multicultural Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Clark State Community College Library with 31,988 books, 378 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 350 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.