Jamestown Community College: Narrative Description

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JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-2

525 Falconer St.
Jamestown, NY 14701-1999
Tel: (716)665-5220; Admissions: (716)665-5220; Web Site: http://www.sunyjcc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of State University of New York System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1950. Setting: 107-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 3,598. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 4% from top 10% of their high school class, 55% from top half. Full-time: 2,486 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 1,112 students, 65% women, 35% men. 9% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 32% 25 or older. 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. Off campus study at State University of New York College at Fredonia, Jamestown Business College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, human services, occupational therapy assistant programs. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: standardized test scores. Placement: ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to Chautauqua and Cattaraugus county residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. State resident tuition: $2850 full-time, $119 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5700 full-time, $216 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $450 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Nursing Club, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Earth Awareness, Adult Student Network, Student Senate. Major annual events: Fall Picnic, Spring Picnic/Spring Fling, Orientation. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. Hultquist Library plus 1 other with 79,510 books, 74,532 microform titles, 585 serials, 7,126 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 400 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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