North Seattle Community College: Narrative Description

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NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-6

9600 College Way North
Seattle, WA 98103-3599
Tel: (206)527-3600
Admissions: (206)527-3669
Fax: (206)527-3635
Web Site: http://www.northseattle.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Seattle Community College District System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 65-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 6,125. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 5,726 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 2,918 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 3,207 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 7% black, 17% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 55% 25 or older, 38% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: essay. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/24.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2709 full-time, $74 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8281 full-time, $240 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $341 full-time, $35 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all; national sororities. Most popular organizations: Muslim Students Association, Indonesian Community Club, Literary Guild, Phi Theta Kappa, Vietnamese Student Association. Major annual events: Cinco de Mayo, Welcome Back BBQ and Success Fair, Spring Fest. Student services: legal services, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, patrols by security. College housing not available. North Seattle Community College Library with 52,496 books, 152,522 microform titles, 594 serials, 2,957 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 1,600 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Seattle University.

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