Fayetteville Technical Community College: Narrative Description

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FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-9

PO Box 35236
Fayetteville, NC 28303-0236
Tel: (910)678-8400; Admissions: (910)678-8274; Fax: (910)678-8407; Web Site: http://www.faytechcc.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of North Carolina Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 135-acre suburban campus with easy access to Raleigh. Endowment: $39,050. Educational spending 2002-03: $4623 per student. Total enrollment: 10,141. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 6,707 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 4,491 students, 68% women, 32% men. part-time: 5,650 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 9 other countries, 21% from out-of-state, 3% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 39% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 59% 25 or older, 21% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, 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 Pembroke State University online program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for allied health programs. Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required for some: high school transcript. Placement: ACCUPLACER required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1136 full-time, $35 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6304 full-time, $197 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $18 full-time, $18 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 26 open to all. Most popular organizations: Criminal Justice Association, Early Childhood Club, Phi Beta Lambda, Student Nurses Club, Data Processing Management Association. Major annual events: Fall Fling, Spring Fling. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Paul H. Thompson Library with 61,580 books, 3,944 microform titles, 398 serials, 6,657 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $1.1 million. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Fayetteville State University.

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