Lane Community College: Narrative Description

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LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE H-6

4000 East 30th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97405-0640
Tel: (541)747-4501
Fax: (541)744-3995
Web Site: http://www.lanecc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1964. Setting: 240-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $6 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2832 per student. Total enrollment: 11,834. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. Students come from 28 states and territories, 27 other countries, 2% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 42% 25 or older. Retention: 62% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year:

State resident tuition: $2322 full-time, $64.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7956 full-time, $221 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Associated Students of Lane, Multicultural Club, Native American Club, Lane Writing Club, Forensics Club. Major annual events: Fall Welcome Week, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Lane Community College Library plus 1 other with 67,051 books, 513 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.2 million. 1,600 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.