CLEARWATER CHRISTIAN COLLEGE L-9

3400 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.
Clearwater, FL 33759-4595
Tel: (727)726-1153
Free: 800-348-4463
Fax: (727)726-8597
Web Site: http://www.clearwater.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 130-acre suburban campus with easy access to Tampa-St. Petersburg. Endowment: $1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3000 per student. Total enrollment: 623. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 526 applied, 86% were admitted. 15% from top 10% of their high school class, 21% from top quarter, 70% from top half. Full-time: 596 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 27 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 40 states and territories, 15 other countries, 0% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 70% live on campus, 15% transferred in. Retention: 59% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, Christian testimony, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $15,670 includes full-time tuition ($10,220), mandatory fees ($630), and college room and board ($4820). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition: $400 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $150 per semester hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 13 open to all. Most popular organizations: Drama Club, Alpha Chi, College Republicans, Science Club, Student Missionary Fellowship. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Easter Library with 106,000 books, 700 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $405,000. 25 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Clearwater is located on Pinellas Peninsula, between Clearwater and Old Tampa Bays, 20 miles west of Tampa. The area is an all-year resort and citrus center. Amtrak, all major airlines, and buses serve the area. Airports are in St. Petersburg and Tampa. Community facilities include churches of all denominations, a library, museums, hotels, motels, two hospitals, a health center, city parks, floral gardens, a civic center, a maritime center and the usual fraternal civic and veterans organizations. Employment is available in the citrus packing and canning industries. The broad white sand beach on the gulf is the main attraction in the city. This beautiful beach provides for water sports, deep sea fishing, boating, etc. The Philadelphia Phillies baseball team comes here for spring training. The Clearwater Yacht Club and four golf courses including the Professional Golfers Association Club provide additional recreational facilities.