JEFFERSON COLLEGE H-11

1000 Viking Dr.
Hillsboro, MO 63050-2441
Tel: (636)797-3000; Admissions: (636)797-3000; Fax: (636)789-4012; Web Site: http://www.jeffco.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 480-acre rural campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $769,631. Educational spending 2002-03: $2651 per student. Total enrollment: 4,065. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 2,927 applied, 100% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 24% from top quarter, 57% from top half. Full-time: 2,176 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 1,889 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 17% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at St. Louis Community College, Heremac and Forest Park campuses. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for veterinary technology, nursing, emergency medical technician programs and police training academy. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT COMPASS required; ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $1530 full-time, $51 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $2230 full-time, $76 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3060 full-time, $102 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $300 full-time, $10 per credit part-time. full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program. College room and board: $6111. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, nursing associations, Baptist Student Unit, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: Special Olympics, Shocktober Night, Spring Fling. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 216 college housing spaces available; 150 were occupied in 2002-03. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Jefferson College Library plus 1 other with 70,402 books, 45,014 microform titles, 242 serials, 5,085 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $357,546. 350 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Hillsboro (population 1,508) is a rural community with a temperate climate. It is located within a 30-minute drive of metropolitan St. Louis. The town is situated near several small lakes, which are excellent for fishing and boating. Hillsboro is the headquarters for the county health unit. The community facilities include civic clubs, a shopping center, churches of major denominations, and a college library. The recreational, social and cultural facilities of St. Louis are accessible. Opportunities for part-time employment are good. See also Washington University for information on St. Louis.