Technological College of San Juan: Narrative Description

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TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF SAN JUAN A-13

180 Jose R Oliver St.
Tres Monjitas Industrial Park
San Juan, PR 00918
Tel: (787)250-7111; Admissions: (787)250-7111; Fax: (787)250-7395

Description: City-supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Endowment: $14 million. Total enrollment: 777. 257 applied, 99% were admitted. Full-time: 592 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 185 students, 44% women, 56% men. 100% Hispanic, 40% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, medical history. Required for some: recommendations, interview, SAT I, CEEB. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 4/30. Notification: continuous until 7/31.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organization: student council. Major annual events: track and field championship, Student Day, Student Assembly. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Access to Information Center with 14,298 books, 39 serials, 199 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $9572. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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