Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School: Narrative Description

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HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL G-10

1300 North Plum St.
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5894
Tel: (620)665-3500; 800-289-3501; Admissions: (620)665-3536; Fax: (620)665-3310; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.hutchcc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kansas Board of Regents. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1928. Setting: 47-acre small town campus. Endowment: $3.5 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $3324 per student. Total enrollment: 4,312. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 2,823 applied, 100% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Full-time: 2,086 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 2,226 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 34 states and territories, 18 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 32% 25 or older, 11% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 63% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for allied health programs. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Recommended: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Placement: ACT recommended; ACT, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS, ACCUPLACER required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1504 full-time, $47 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2752 full-time, $86 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $448 full-time, $14 per hour part-time. College room and board: $3664. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Black Cultural Society, Hispanic-American Leadership Organization, Hutchinson Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 350 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2002-03. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. John F. Kennedy Library plus 1 other with 41,812 books, 76,808 microform titles, 245 serials, 3,039 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $86,614. 475 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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