CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-13

800 College Ct.
New Bern, NC 28562-4984
Tel: (252)638-4131
Admissions: (252)638-7220
Fax: (252)638-4649
Web Site: http://www.craven.cc.nc.us/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of North Carolina Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 100-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $576,211. Total enrollment: 2,555. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. Students come from 25 states and territories, 2 other countries, 17% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 26% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 50% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing program. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: SAT or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1216 full-time, $38 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6792 full-time, $211 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $970 full-time, $15 per semester hour part-time, $5 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Accounting Club, Alumni Association, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Criminal Justice Society, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: Pizza Pizza, Diversity Fair, Job Fair. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. R. C. Godwin Memorial Library with 21,000 books, 301 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $273,216. 350 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

New Bern, one of the oldest towns in the state, is interesting for its old buildings and many historical sites and markers. The first Provincial Congresses met here in 1774 and 1775. Some points of interest are the Christ Church, Federal Building, First Presbyterian Church and the Tryon Palace Restoration.