BAKER COLLEGE OF MUSKEGON L-7

1903 Marquette Ave.
Muskegon, MI 49442-3497
Tel: (231)777-5200; Admissions: (231)777-5207; Fax: (231)777-5201; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.baker.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, specialized, coed. Part of Baker College System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1888. Setting: 40-acre suburban campus with easy access to Grand Rapids. Educational spending 2002-03: $1417 per student. Total enrollment: 4,076. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 30:1. 1,747 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 13 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 15% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 45% 25 or older, 11% live on campus. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 9/24. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Tuition: $5940 full-time, $165 per quarter hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to program. Part-time tuition varies according to program. College room only: $2400.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 4 open to all. Most popular organizations: Accounting Club, Rehab Club, Travel Club, Culinary Club. Major annual event: Career/Job Fair. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, 24-hour security camera surveillance. 800 college housing spaces available; 400 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Marianne Jewell Library with 32,000 books, 90 microform titles, 140 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $241,725. 165 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.