Hellenic College: Narrative Description

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HELLENIC COLLEGE E-12

50 Goddard Ave.
Brookline, MA 02445-7496
Tel: (617)731-3500; (866)424-2338
Fax: (617)232-7819
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.hchc.edu/

Description:

Independent Greek Orthodox, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees (also offers graduate degree programs through Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology). Founded 1937. Setting: 52-acre suburban campus with easy access to Boston. Endowment: $22.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $10,538 per student. Total enrollment: 211. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 42 applied, 93% were admitted. Full-time: 87 students, 46% women, 54% men. Students come from 39 states and territories, 10 other countries, 85% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 22% international, 10% 25 or older, 90% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 94% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: psychology; liberal arts/general studies; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at Boston Theological Institute.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early action, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, recommendations, interview, health certificate, SAT or ACT. Required for some: SAT Subject Tests, SAT II: Writing Test. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 12/1 for early action. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Comprehensive fee: $23,930 includes full-time tuition ($14,700), mandatory fees ($330), and college room and board ($8900). Part-time tuition: $612 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $259. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: controlled dormitory access. 190 college housing spaces available. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: coed housing available. Archbishop Iakoros Library with 115,805 books, 863 microform titles, 721 serials, 2,911 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $6437. 9 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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