Rose State College: Narrative Description

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ROSE STATE COLLEGE F-10

6420 Southeast 15th St.
Midwest City, OK 73110-2799
Tel: (405)733-7673; Admissions: (405)733-7673; Fax: (405)733-7399; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.rose.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 110-acre suburban campus with easy access to Oklahoma City. Total enrollment: 7,000. Students come from 18 states and territories, 33 other countries, 60% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for health occupations programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I, ACT, or ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Rose State College Learning Resources Center with 90,000 books, 6,193 microform titles, 443 serials, 9,620 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $1.3 million. 390 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 Oklahoma City University.

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