Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez Campus: Narrative Description

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COPIAH-LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NATCHEZ CAMPUS N-3

11 Co-Lin Circle
Natchez, MS 39120-8446
Tel: (601)442-9111; Admissions: (601)442-9111; Fax: (601)446-9967; Web Site: http://www.colin.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 24-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $1800 per student. Total enrollment: 900. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. Full-time: 554 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 346 students, 76% women, 24% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 0.3% Hispanic, 53% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 50% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: ACT, TABE. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1600 full-time, $100 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3000 full-time, $145 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $100 full-time, $5 per semester hour part-time, $10 per year part-time. College room and board: $3600.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Most popular organization: student newspaper. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. Willie Mae Dunn Library with 19,000 books, 112 serials, 700 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 175 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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