COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY I-2

One Campus Dr.
Monaca, PA 15061-2588
Tel: (724)775-8561
Free: 800-335-0222
Fax: (724)728-7599
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ccbc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 75-acre small town campus with easy access to Pittsburgh. Research spending 2003-04: $102,575. Educational spending 2003-04: $3345 per student. Total enrollment: 2,500. 920 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 7 states and territories, 2 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 56% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Geneva College, Pennsylvania State University Beaver Campus of the Commonwealth College, La Roche College, Robert Morris College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, medical laboratory technology programs. Option: early admission. Recommended: high school transcript, interview. Placement: ACT ASSET, ACT, or nursing exam depending on program required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Area resident tuition: $2400 full-time, $80 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $4800 full-time, $160 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7200 full-time, $240 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $525 full-time, $17.50 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Social organizations: local fraternities, local sororities; 1% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Community College of Beaver County Library with 52,857 books, 3,753 microform titles, and 300 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $274,618.

Community Environment:

Beaver County covers 436 square miles of rolling hills and valleys in southwestern Pennsylvania. Professional sporting events, world-renowned museums, and numerous cultural events are within commuting distance in nearby Pittsburgh.