Mount Aloysius College: Narrative Description

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MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE K-9

7373 Admiral Peary Hwy.
Cresson, PA 16630-1999
Tel: (814)886-4131; 888-823-2220
Admissions: (814)886-6383
Fax: (814)886-2978
Web Site: http://www.mtaloy.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1939. Setting: 165-acre rural campus. Endowment: $8.5 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $10,564 per student. Total enrollment: 1,500. Faculty: 160 (60 full-time, 100 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 837 applied, 75% were admitted. 11% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 47% from top half. 5 class presidents, 2 valedictorians, 100 student government officers. Full-time: 1,103 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 348 students, 79% women, 21% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 12 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 43% 25 or older, 22% live on campus, 16% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; protective services/public administration. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, 3 recommendations, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $20,490 includes full-time tuition ($14,100), mandatory fees ($430), and college room and board ($5960). College room only: $2980. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $450 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $110 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 60 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Nursing Association, Student Government, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Residence Hall Association. Major annual events: Madrigal Dinner, Graduate Salute, Christmas at Mount Aloysius College. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 234 college housing spaces available; 222 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. Mount Aloysius College Library plus 1 other with 84,174 books, 4,472 microform titles, 279 serials, 2,508 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $456,798. 149 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Population 5,000. Cresson is a rural community with a moderately humid climate and relatively high temperatures in summer. The area is served by bus, highway, and an airport at Martinsburg 45 minutes away. The city has two Catholic, a Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, and Missionary Alliance Churches. There are several civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations within the area. Theatres, concerts, sport events, and other recreational facilities are located in nearby Altoona and Johnstown. There are part-time employment opportunities for students on campus.

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