DAWSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-16

Box 421
Glendive, MT 59330-0421
Tel: (406)377-3396
Free: 800-821-8320
Fax: (406)377-8132
Web Site: http://www.dawson.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Montana University System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1940. Setting: 300-acre rural campus. Endowment: $344,944. Research spending 2003-04: $3000. Educational spending 2003-04: $3897 per student. Total enrollment: 539. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 208 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 395 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 144 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 2 other countries, 0.02% from out-of-state, 3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 31% 25 or older, 19% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT recommended; ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Area resident tuition: $1,943 full-time, $40.40 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $2,741 full-time, $68.90 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6,098 full-time, $188.80 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $812 full-time, $29 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. College room only: $1650.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 6 open to all. Most popular organizations: Human Services Club, Law Enforcement Club, Associated Student Body, VICA, United Badlands Indian Club. Major annual events: Halloween Party, Home Rodeo, Homecoming. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. 140 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Jane Carey Memorial Library with 18,870 books, 1,112 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $169,351. 70 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:

Dawson is located in Glendive, the county seat of Dawson County. It is a transportation, agricultural and energy resource center located on the Yellowstone River on I-94. The city has a library, Frontier Gateway Museum, several churches, a hospital, and most major civic, fraternal and veteran's organizations within the immediate area. Recreation facilities include indoor and outdoor theaters, good hunting, limited boating and fishing, golf, and other outdoor sports. Some part-time work is available for students.