BELLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING K-12

725 South Webster Ave, PO Box 23400
Green Bay, WI 54305-3400
Tel: (920)433-3560
Free: 800-236-8707
Admissions: (920)433-5803
Fax: (920)433-7416
Web Site: http://www.bcon.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Bellin Health System. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1909. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $7.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6804 per student. Total enrollment: 239. Faculty: 20 (18 full-time, 2 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 214 applied, 37% were admitted. Full-time: 181 students, 95% women, 5% men. Part-time: 35 students, 89% women, 11% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 0.04% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 0% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 21% 25 or older, 19% transferred in. Retention: 90% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. Off campus study at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 3.25 high school GPA, 3 recommendations, interview, ACT score 23 composite, ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.25 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Tuition: $13,559 full-time, $646 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $271 full-time, $271 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Student Nurses Association. Major annual events: Dinner Dance, Spring Picnic, Pizza Party. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, electronically operated building access after hours. College housing not available. Meredith B. and John M. Rose Library with 7,000 books, 225 serials, and 600 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $121,350. 18 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.