University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc: Narrative Description

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MANITOWOC K-12

705 Viebahn St.
Manitowoc, WI 54220-6699
Tel: (920)683-4700; Admissions: (920)683-4708; Fax: (920)683-4776; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.manitowoc.uwc.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University of Wisconsin System. Awards transfer associate degrees. Founded 1935. Setting: 50-acre small town campus with easy access to Milwaukee. Total enrollment: 635. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 320 applied, 91% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Students come from 3 states and territories, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 0.2% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 23% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at other units of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, four-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin.

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT I or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Notification: continuous until 7/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $3870 full-time, $161 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,300 full-time, $516 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 4 open to all. Most popular organizations: Business Club, Drama Club, Music Club, Phi Kappa Theta, Environmental Awareness. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 25,750 books, 150 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $80,000. 50 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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