Savannah Technical College: Narrative Description

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SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE J-13

5717 White Bluff Rd.
Savannah, GA 31405
Tel: (912)351-6362
Admissions: (912)303-1772
Fax: (912)352-4362
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.savannahtech.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1929. Setting: 15-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 3,714. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. Full-time: 1,612 students, 66% women, 34% men. Part-time: 2,102 students, 72% women, 28% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 5% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 62% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 59% 25 or older, 3% transferred in. Retention: 40% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT COMPASS or ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $1008 full-time, $28 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2016 full-time, $56 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $138 full-time, $46 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). College housing not available. 20,804 books, 35,000 microform titles, 160 serials, 3,150 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page.

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