Tulsa Community College: Narrative Description

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TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-13

6111 East Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74135-6198
Tel: (918)595-7000
Admissions: (918)595-7811
Fax: (918)595-7910
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.tulsacc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 160-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 22,866. 15,911 applied, 100% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 10% from top quarter, 22% from top half. Students come from 16 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 7% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 9% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 59% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for honors, allied health programs. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT, CPT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1918 full-time, $40.25 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4918 full-time, $140.25 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $715 full-time, $23.70 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center plus 1 other with 110,000 books, 987 serials, and a Web page. 1,000 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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