JONES COLLEGE (JACKSONVILLE) D-12

5353 Arlington Expressway
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Tel: (904)743-1122
Web Site: http://www.jones.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1918. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 623. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 290 applied, 72% were admitted. Full-time: 183 students, 80% women, 20% men. Part-time: 440 students, 79% women, 21% men. Students come from 36 states and territories, 29% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 56% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 79% 25 or older. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; interdisciplinary studies. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, 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. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $6000 full-time, $250 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $90 full-time, $45 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Social organizations: national fraternities; 5% of men are members. Most popular organization: PBL. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. James V. Forrestal Library plus 2 others with 34,000 books, 161 serials, and a Web page. 80 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Jacksonville University.