LESTER L. COX COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES K-6

1423 North Jefferson
Springfield, MO 65802
Tel: (417)269-3401; Admissions: (417)269-3038; Web Site: http://www.coxcollege.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Cox Health Systems. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1994. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 529. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 91 applied, 81% were admitted. 22% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 44% from top half. Full-time: 254 students, 90% women, 10% men. Part-time: 275 students, 93% women, 7% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 55% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 22% transferred in. Retention: 53% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, early decision. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, ACT. Recommended: ACT, SAT I or ACT, SAT I and SAT II or ACT. Application deadlines: 2/1, 11/1 for early decision. Notification: 3/1, 12/1 for early decision.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. One-time mandatory fee: $100. Tuition: $8910 full-time, $297 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1050 full-time, $35 per credit hour 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. College room only: $2000.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Nurses Association, National Student Nurses Association, Student Council, Residence Hall Council, Christian Fellowship. Major annual events: Diversity Day, Day of Caring. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. 60 college housing spaces available; 30 were occupied in 2002-03. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. 48 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.