EASTERN IDAHO TECHNICAL COLLEGE O-12

1600 South 25th East
Idaho Falls, ID 83404-5788
Tel: (208)524-3000; 800-662-0261; Admissions: (208)524-3000; Fax: (208)524-3007; Web Site: http://www.eitc.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 40-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.6 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $4888 per student. Total enrollment: 860. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. Full-time: 397 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 463 students, 79% women, 21% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 0.01% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 0.3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 47% 25 or older, 10% transferred in. Retention: 50% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: recommendations. Required for some: essay. Placement: ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/20.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $10. State resident tuition: $1488 full-time, $74 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5454 full-time, $148 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $106 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to class time and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Major annual events: Fall BBQ, Spring Banquet, Halloween Party. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Eastern Idaho Technical College Library plus 1 other with 7,500 books, 64,350 microform titles, 50 serials, 100 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $92,285. 105 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.