Laredo Community College: Narrative Description

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LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE N-15

West End Washington St.
Laredo, TX 78040-4395
Tel: (956)722-0521
Admissions: (956)721-5109
Fax: (956)721-5493
Web Site: http://www.laredo.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 186-acre urban campus. Endowment: $389,879. Educational spending 2003-04: $2385 per student. Total enrollment: 9,032. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 1,482 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 3,018 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 6,014 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 5 other countries, 0.04% from out-of-state, 0.03% Native American, 94% Hispanic, 0.2% black, 0.2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 35% 25 or older. Retention: 83% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1188 full-time, $32 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $1904 full-time, $64 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2628 full-time, $96 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $24 per credit hour part-time, $28 per term part-time. College room and board: $4000.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols. 120 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Yeary Library with 88,006 books, 555 serials, and an OPAC.

Community Environment:

Population approximately 100,000. A chief port of entry into Mexico, Laredo is separated from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, by the Rio Grande. This is a metropolitan community located in the center of a rich cattle, oil, gas and agricultural district. It is a major import-export center. The city is reached by airlines, railroad, and bus service. The climate is temperate and dry. Laredo has a public library, churches of major denominations, two hospitals, and various civic and fraternal organizations. Shopping facilities are good. Part-time employment is available for students. Local recreation includes theaters, water sports, and most major sports.

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