Molloy College: Narrative Description

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MOLLOY COLLEGE Z-2

1000 Hempstead Ave.
Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
Tel: (516)678-5000; 888-4MOLLOY; Admissions: (516)678-5000; Web Site: http://www.molloy.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1955. Setting: 30-acre suburban campus with easy access to New York City. Total enrollment: 3,007. Faculty: 357 (141 full-time, 216 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 918 applied, 67% were admitted. 11% from top 10% of their high school class, 42% from top quarter, 82% from top half. Full-time: 1,622 students, 75% women, 25% men. Part-time: 689 students, 84% women, 16% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 9 other countries, 0.1% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 19% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 36% 25 or older, 22% transferred in. Retention: 76% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: 1 recommendation. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 11/1 for early decision. Notification: continuous, 12/1 for early decision.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. Tuition: $14,430 full-time, $480 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $700 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: Nursing Student Association, African-American Caribbean Organization, Gaelic Society, Education Club, International Society. Major annual events: International Day, End of the Year Picnic, Career Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. James Edward Tobin Library with 135,000 books, 13,850 microform titles, 9,675 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 246 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Rockville Centre, population 35,000, is a suburb of New York City on Long Island. Good transportation facilities make all the cultural, recreational, civic services, and employment opportunities of New York easily accessible. Within the immediate area there are a public library, churches of major denominations, and a hospital. Some part-time work is available in the local area.

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