Coffeyville Community College: Narrative Description

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COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE J-16

400 West 11th St.
Coffeyville, KS 67337-5063
Tel: (620)251-7700; Admissions: (620)251-7700; Fax: (620)252-7098; Web Site: http://www.coffeyville.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kansas Board of Regents. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1923. Setting: 39-acre small town campus with easy access to Tulsa. Endowment: $2.8 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $4300 per student. Total enrollment: 1,766. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 1,499 applied, 100% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 20% from top half. Full-time: 665 students, 40% women, 60% men. Part-time: 1,101 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 19 states and territories, 4 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 12% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 43% 25 or older, 27% live on campus, 38% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, distance learning, double major, 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. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT, ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $768 full-time, $37 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $1920 full-time, $87 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $576 full-time, $18 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $3280. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Delta Psi Omega, Agriculture Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, musicals and plays. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. 304 college housing spaces available; 250 were occupied in 2002-03. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Russell H. Graham Learning Resource Center plus 1 other with 27,482 books, 3,005 microform titles, 238 serials, 1,415 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $116,000. 90 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: A town of diversified industries, Coffeyville has churches of many denominations, a hospital and numerous civic, service and social organizations. A municipal airport, railroads and bus lines provide transportation. A significant point of interest is the Dalton Defenders Museum. Coffeyville was once the home of the famous baseball pitcher, Walter Johnson; a memorial to Johnson may be seen in Walter Johnson Park.

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