JONES COLLEGE B-9

5353 Arlington Expressway
Jacksonville, FL 32211-5540
Tel: (904)743-1122; Admissions: (904)743-1122; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.jones.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1918. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 641. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 290 applied, 72% were admitted. Full-time: 205 students, 75% women, 25% men. Part-time: 436 students, 81% women, 19% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 57% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international, 78% 25 or older. Retention: 68% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; interdisciplinary studies. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Tuition: $6000 full-time, $250 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $90 full-time, $45 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Social organizations: national fraternities; 5% of men are members. Most popular organization: PBL. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. James V. Forrestal Library plus 2 others with 34,000 books, 161 serials, and a Web page. 80 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Jacksonville University.