Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College: Narrative Description

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NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE A-17

200 I St., NE
Miami, OK 74354-6434
Tel: (918)542-8441; Admissions: (918)540-6212; Fax: (918)542-9759; Web Site: http://www.neoam.cc.ok.us/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1919. Setting: 340-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 2,102. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 80% from top half. Full-time: 1,473 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 629 students, 71% women, 29% men. Students come from 25 states and territories, 19 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 35% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: electronic application. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1838 full-time, $61.25 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4478 full-time, $149.25 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to location. Part-time tuition varies according to location.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 500 college housing spaces available; 300 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Learning Resource Center with 74,000 books, 450 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 65 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Miami is headquarters for the Grand Lake recreation area. Items produced by the city's manufacturers include automotive parts, tires and tubes, clothing, food products and boats and accessories. Part-time employment is available. The climate is temperate. There are dormitories and housing units on campus. Good health services are available.

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