Marion Technical College: Narrative Description

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MARION TECHNICAL COLLEGE F-6

1467 Mount Vernon Ave.
Marion, OH 43302-5694
Tel: (740)389-4636
Fax: (740)389-6136
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mtc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Ohio Board of Regents. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 180-acre small town campus with easy access to Columbus. Total enrollment: 2,121. 850 applied, 98% were admitted. Full-time: 981 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 1,140 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 7% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 51% 25 or older, 2% transferred in. Retention: 56% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, self-designed majors, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, medical laboratory technology, paralegal, human services, radiological technology, physical therapist assisting programs. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $3276 full-time, $91 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5076 full-time, $141 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $375 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Most popular organization: Student Ambassadors. Major annual events: Fall Quarter Kickoff, Scarlet and Gray Week, Beach Party in Winter. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Marion Campus Library with 38,000 books, 200 serials, and an OPAC. 270 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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