Manchester Community College: Narrative Description

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MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-11

PO Box 1046
Manchester, CT 06045-1046
Tel: (860)512-3000; Admissions: (860)512-3210; Fax: (860)647-6238; Web Site: http://www.mcc.commnet.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Connecticut Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 160-acre small town campus with easy access to Hartford. Total enrollment: 5,717. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 1,995 applied, 100% were admitted. full-time: 2,238 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 3,479 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 13% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 40% 25 or older, 10% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at other institutions in the Connecticut Public Higher Education System. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for allied health programs. Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $2028 full-time, $84 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6084 full-time, $253 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $282 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: women's center. College housing not available. 45,265 books, 188,155 microform titles, 493 serials, and 2,481 audiovisual materials.

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