SPENCERIAN COLLEGE-LEXINGTON E-10

2355 Harrodsburg Rd.
Lexington, KY 40504
Tel: (859)223-9608
Admissions: 800-456-3253
Fax: (859)224-7744
Web Site: http://www.spencerian.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Part of Sullivan Colleges System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Setting: urban campus with easy access to Louisville. Educational spending 2003-04: $2932 per student. Total enrollment: 376. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 158 applied, 79% were admitted. Students come from 1 other country, 0% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 6% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 31% 25 or older, 13% live on campus. Retention: 0% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript, interview. Required for some: CPAt. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $90. Comprehensive fee: $18,223 includes full-time tuition ($12,480), mandatory fees ($403), and college room and board ($5340). College room only: $3690. Part-time tuition: $280 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $25 per course. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Major annual events: golf tournament, school picnic, Student Appreciation Week. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. 90 college housing spaces available; 50 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Spencerian College Library with 450 books, 30 serials, and 25 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $4500. 14 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.