BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE D-10

Commerce Exchange
17 Commerce St.
Baltimore, MD 21202-3230
Tel: (410)752-4710
Free: 800-624-9926
Fax: (410)752-3730
Web Site: http://www.bic.edu/

Description:

Independent, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 6-acre urban campus with easy access to Washington, DC. Endowment: $25,960. Educational spending 2003-04: $8640 per student. Total enrollment: 556. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 252 applied, 52% were admitted. Full-time: 529 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 27 students, 41% women, 59% men. Students come from 19 states and territories, 5 other countries, 4% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 50% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 24% 25 or older, 24% live on campus, 19% transferred in. Retention: 50% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: personal/miscellaneous services. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, double major, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Virginia Park Campus, County Cavan, Ireland. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early action, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, SAT or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 12/15 for early action. Notification: continuous until 8/15, 8/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $20,313 includes full-time tuition ($14,751), mandatory fees ($107), and college room and board ($5455). College room only: $3255. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: local fraternities, local sororities; 10% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: American Culinary Federation, Beta Iota Kappa. Major annual events: trip to New York Hotel/Restaurant Trade Show, student mixers. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. George A. Piendak Library plus 1 other with 13,000 books, 200 serials, and 1,000 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $407,400. 35 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.