THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON-WAYNE COLLEGE E-10

1901 Smucker Rd.
Orrville, OH 44667-9192
Tel: (330)683-2010
Admissions: 800-221-8308
Fax: (330)684-8989
Web Site: http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of The University of Akron. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 157-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 1,798. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 398 applied, 88% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 24% from top quarter, 54% from top half. Full-time: 1,025 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 773 students, 66% women, 34% men. 0% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 41% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at The University of Akron. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Recommended: SAT or ACT, ACT COMPASS. Required for some: high school transcript, SAT or ACT, ACT COMPASS. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/30. Notification: continuous until 8/30.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $5759 full-time, $191.97 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,455 full-time, $415.17 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $557 full-time, $13.20 per credit hour part-time, $12 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Wayne College Library with 23,450 books, 33,253 microform titles, 219 serials, 822 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $190,000. 240 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Orrville is a thriving community with a diversified business and industry base, best known for being the home of The J. M. Smucker Company. Located 30 miles southwest of Akron and The University of Akron campus, and 50 miles south of Cleveland, the city of Orrville has a population of 7,800. Residents of this area have relatively easy access to metropolitan amenities while enjoying a more relaxed rural-suburban atmosphere. The community park provides many recreational facilities and the Rehm Performing Arts Pavilion is the setting for many musical and cultural events. There are also 26 churches of various denominations, a community library, and a 38 bed hospital in Orville.