JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES G-8

PO Box 13186
Roanoke, VA 24031-3186
Tel: (540)985-8483; 888-985-8483; Admissions: (540)985-9083; Fax: (540)985-9773; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.chs.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, specialized, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1982. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Endowment: $3.8 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $5912 per student. Total enrollment: 697. 303 applied, 35% were admitted. Full-time: 423 students, 73% women, 27% men. Part-time: 274 students, 87% women, 13% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 7% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 11% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 56% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 27% transferred in. Retention: 51% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Option: early decision. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Recommended: SAT I. Required for some: recommendations, interview, volunteer experience, SAT I or ACT, ACT ASSET. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 7/31, 10/15 for early decision. Notification: continuous until 7/31, 12/1 for early decision.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50. Tuition: $5640 full-time, $235 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course level, course load, degree level, and program. College room only: $2000.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Student Nurse Association, Student Occupational Therapy Association, Student Physical Therapist Assistant Assembly, Crossroads. Major annual events: Health Care Futures, Orientation Picnic, Back to School Party. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 100 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2002-03. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Learning Resource Center with 10,533 books, 16 microform titles, 376 serials, 1,071 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $218,456. 56 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.