New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York: Narrative Description

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NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Z-7

300 Jay St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201-2983
Tel: (718)260-5000; Admissions: (718)260-5500; Fax: (718)260-5198; Web Site: http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, primarily 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of City University of New York System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $11.6 million. Research spending 2002-03: $11,000. Educational spending 2002-03: $3995 per student. Total enrollment: 11,380. 5,833 applied, 84% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 12% from top quarter, 49% from top half. Full-time: 7,053 students, 47% women, 53% men. Part-time: 4,327 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 108 other countries, 0.2% Native American, 26% Hispanic, 44% black, 13% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 38% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Retention: 78% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for upper-level bachelor's degree programs. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: non-competitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. State resident tuition: $4269 full-time, $170 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8909 full-time, $360 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 46 open to all. Most popular organizations: IBO, NUTREX, Human Services, Seekers Christian Fellowship Gospel Choir. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Ursula C. Schwerin Library with 177,569 books, 630 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $1.5 million. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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