NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-23

23 Santanoni Ave., PO Box 89
Saranac Lake, NY 12983-0089
Tel: (518)891-2915; 888-TRY-NCCC
Fax: (518)891-2915
Web Site: http://www.nccc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of State University of New York System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 100-acre rural campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $2685 per student. Total enrollment: 1,407. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 818 applied, 81% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 28% from top quarter, 65% from top half. Full-time: 983 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 424 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 13 states and territories, 4 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 33% 25 or older, 7% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for radiologic technology, nursing, massage therapy programs. Options: electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: essay, 1 recommendation, interview, SAT or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 11/15 for early decision. Notification: continuous, 12/15 for early decision. Preference given to residents of sponsoring counties.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. One-time mandatory fee: $35. State resident tuition: $3050 full-time, $140 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6100 full-time, $280 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $605 full-time, $24 per credit hour part-time. College room and board: $3850. College room only: $3080.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Wilderness Recreation Club, Nursing Club, Radiology Club, Criminal Justice Club. Major annual events: Winter Carnival, Winter Fest, May Fest. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. 96 college housing spaces available; 91 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. North Country Community College Library with 58,556 books, 12,475 microform titles, 177 serials, and 1,217 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $310,237. 140 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.