Naugatuck Valley Community College: Narrative Description

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NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE G-7

750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708-3000
Tel: (203)575-8040; Admissions: (203)575-8016; Fax: (203)596-8766; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.nvcc.commnet.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Connecticut Community-Technical College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1992. Setting: 110-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 5,155. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 5:1. 2,858 applied, 46% were admitted. 0.4% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 8% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 51% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at other institutions in the Connecticut Public Higher Education System. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, allied health, technician programs. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Placement: ACCUPLACER required; SAT I required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $2406 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $7178 full-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course level.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 35 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Choral Society, Automotive Technician Club, Human Service Club, Legal Assistant Club. Major annual events: Awards Ceremony, Spring Picnic, Club Expo. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, security escort service. College housing not available. Max R. Traurig Learning Resource Center with 35,000 books, 520 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $618,484. 450 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Teikyo Post University.

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