INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE I-15

Brookside Dr. and College Ave.
PO Box 708 Independence, KS 67301-0708
Tel: (620)331-4100
Free: 800-842-6063
Fax: (620)331-5344
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.indycc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kansas State Board of Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1925. Setting: 68-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,100. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. Students come from 18 states and territories, 17 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 44% 25 or older, 10% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $6492 full-time, $56 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $6652 full-time, $61 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6652 full-time, $61 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $768 full-time, $23 per credit hour part-time. College room and board: $4100.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Ambassadors, Campus Christians, multicultural student organization. Major annual events: homecoming, Winter Formal, fall/spring picnics. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: night patrol. 300 college housing spaces available; 180 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Independence Community College Library plus 1 other with 32,408 books and 166 serials. 75 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Independence, is in a predominately agricultural region that also produces oil. The community includes a number of churches, a hospital and numerous civic, fraternal and veteran's organizations. An airport is within a ten-minute drive. Montgomery County State Lake and the Elk City Reservoir provide facilities for all water sports. Other recreational activities are golf, tennis and bowling.