CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO, WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE D-16

4300 North Narragansett Ave.
Chicago, IL 60634-1591
Tel: (773)777-7900
Admissions: (773)481-8207
Web Site: http://wright.ccc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of City Colleges of Chicago. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1934. Setting: 20-acre urban campus with easy access to Chicago, Illinois. Educational spending 2003-04: $1700 per student. Total enrollment: 6,896. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 2,740 applied, 100% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 41% from top half. 1% Native American, 37% Hispanic, 10% black, 11% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 43% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Placement: ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to city residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2170 full-time, $64 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $6684 full-time, $186.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9656 full-time, $264.29 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time, $75 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, Circle K, Phi Theta Kappa, Black Student Union. Major annual events: Ethnic Food Fair, Hispanic-American History Month, Graduation. Student services: legal services. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center plus 1 other with 60,000 books and 350 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $750,000. 700 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.