CISCO JUNIOR COLLEGE G-7

Box 3, Route 3
Cisco, TX 76437-9321
Tel: (254)442-2567; Admissions: (254)442-2567; Web Site: http://www.cisco.cc.tx.us/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1940. Setting: 40-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 3,250. 1,227 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 21 states and territories, 1% Native American, 17% Hispanic, 10% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 45% 25 or older, 12% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Placement: THEA required; SAT I and SAT II or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2304 Full-time, $96 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2448 full-time, $102 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6120 full-time, $255 per hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, marching band. Most popular organizations: Christian Athletes Association, Agricultural Club. Major annual events: homecoming, Ranch Day. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. 325 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2002-03. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Maner Library with 34,000 books, 173 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 36 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Population 4,160. Cisco is a rural community that enjoys a temperate climate. The community is served by railroad, bus lines, and highways 80, 380, 183, 206 and Interstate-20. Local service facilities include a hospital, Rotary Club, Lions Club, and Veterans of Foreign Wars and Veterans of World War I. Merchants in the community provide jobs for many students. Recreation includes nearby Lake Cisco for boating, fishing, and water sports.