Cambria County Area Community College: Narrative Description

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CAMBRIA COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-8

PO Box 68
Johnstown, PA 15907-0068
Tel: (814)532-5300; Admissions: (814)532-5327; Web Site: http://www.pennhighlands.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Setting: small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,327. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 459 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 594 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 733 students, 66% women, 34% men. 66% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: Common Application. Recommended: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: non-competitive. Application deadline: 8/20.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $1512 full-time, $63 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $3024 full-time, $126 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4536 full-time, $189 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $390 full-time, $15 per credit part-time, $15 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Cambria County Area Community College Main Library plus 3 others with an OPAC. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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