Daymar College: Narrative Description

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DAYMAR COLLEGE F-3

3361 Buckland Square
Owensboro, KY 42301
Tel: (270)926-4040; 800-960-4090; Admissions: (270)926-4040; Fax: (270)685-4090; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.daymarcollege.edu/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, specialized, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and transfer associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 1-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $1200 per student. Total enrollment: 446. Full-time: 334 students, 85% women, 15% men. Part-time: 112 students, 84% women, 16% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 14% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 0% transferred in. Retention: 72% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, Wonderlic aptitude test. Required for some: SAT I or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Tuition: $7020 full-time, $195 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $730 full-time, $65 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Major annual events: quarterly awards ceremonies, Student Appreciation Week, Graduation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 3,215 books, 67 serials, 77 audiovisual materials, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $10,000. 103 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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