ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Q-22

115 South St.
Middletown, NY 10940-6437
Tel: (845)344-6222
Admissions: (845)341-4030
Fax: (845)343-1228
Web Site: http://www.orange.cc.ny.us/

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 1950. Setting: 37-acre suburban campus with easy access to New York City. Educational spending 2003-04: $7900 per student. Total enrollment: 6,269. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 2,024 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 3,222 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 3,047 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 20 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 12% Hispanic, 10% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.03% international, 29% 25 or older, 3% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for dental hygiene, engineering, occupational therapy, physical therapy, computer science programs. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous. Preference given to county residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2900 full-time, $118 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5800 full-time, $236 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $315 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 21 open to all; local sororities. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Masters of the Elements, Computer Club, Agassiz Society, Apprentice Players. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 101,342 books, 63,450 microform titles, 345 serials, 1,408 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $653,163. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.