Lakeshore Technical College: Narrative Description

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LAKESHORE TECHNICAL COLLEGE L-12

1290 North Ave.
Cleveland, WI 53015-1414
Tel: (920)693-8213; 888-GO TO LTC; Admissions: (920)693-1102; Fax: (920)693-1363; Web Site: http://www.gotoltc.com/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 160-acre rural campus with easy access to Milwaukee. Research spending 2002-03: $147,565. Educational spending 2002-03: $7795 per student. Total enrollment: 3,069. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 2,151 applied, 53% were admitted. Full-time: 807 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 2,262 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 2% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 0.4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 55% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: SAT I or ACT, ACCUPLACER/ACT ASSET. Required for some: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2110 full-time, $70 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,990 full-time, $540 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $270 full-time, $7 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, Business Professionals of America, Police Science Club, Lakeshore Student Nurse Association, Dairy Herd Club. Major annual events: Hypnotist, Fun Flicks, Virtual Reality. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 15,749 books, 220 serials, 9,931 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $280,669. 720 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Lakeland College.

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