COPIAH-LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-6

PO Box 649
Wesson, MS 39191-0649
Tel: (601)643-5101
Admissions: (601)643-8307
Fax: (601)643-8212
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.colin.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1928. Setting: 525-acre rural campus with easy access to Jackson. Total enrollment: 2,161. Full-time: 1,430 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 731 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 2 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 35% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 22% 25 or older, 30% live on campus. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1600 full-time, $100 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3400 full-time, $175 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $100 full-time, $5 per semester hour part-time. College room and board: $2750. College room only: $1000.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 1,200 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Oswalt Memorial Library with 38,900 books and 255 serials. 300 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Wesson is located on U.S. Highway 51, approximately 150 miles north of New Orleans. The climate is pleasant. Transportation is provided by the Illinois Central railroad. Some part-time employment is available for students.