LABETTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE J-16

200 South 14th St.
Parsons, KS 67357-4299
Tel: (620)421-6700; Admissions: (620)421-6700; Web Site: http://www.labette.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kansas State Board of Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1923. Setting: 4-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,401. 212 applied, 100% were admitted. 20% from top 10% of their high school class, 59% from top half. Full-time: 466 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 935 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 4 other countries, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 40% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree 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. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing program. Option: early admission. Recommended: high school transcript. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Placement: ACT COMPASS required; ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1200 full-time, $40 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2850 full-time, $95 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $480 full-time, $16 per hour part-time. College room and board: $3040.

Collegiate Environment: Choral group. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: Adult Women Who Are Returning to Education (AWARE), Phi Beta Lambda. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Option: coed housing available. Labette Community College Library with 26,000 books, 1,770 microform titles, 235 serials, 542 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 66 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: This is an agricultural and industrial area, dairying being the principal source of income. Lake Parsons, which is municipally owned, provides facilities for picnicking, fishing and boating. Camping is available at Marvel Park and the Neosho Water Fowl Management Area, 12 miles north of the city, affords fishing and hunting as well.