Los Medanos College: Narrative Description

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LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE F-6

2700 East Leland Rd.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5197
Tel: (925)439-2181
Fax: (925)439-8797
Web Site: http://www.losmedanos.net/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of California Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1974. Setting: 120-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Francisco. Research spending 2003-04: $70,348. Educational spending 2003-04: $1873 per student. Total enrollment: 7,152. Students come from 3 states and territories, 15 other countries, 0.2% from out-of-state, 56% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: Common Application. Required for some: high school transcript. Placement: Assessment and Placement Services for Community Colleges required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/29. Notification: continuous until 8/29.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 16 open to all. Most popular organizations: Alpha Gamma Sigma, Christian Fellowship Club, Student Nurses Association, La Raza Club. Student services: women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 15,439 books and 205 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $926,689. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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