JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE L-10

900 South Ct. St.
Ellisville, MS 39437-3901
Tel: (601)477-4000
Admissions: (601)477-4025
Fax: (601)477-4212
Web Site: http://www.jcjc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1928. Setting: 360-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 5,640. Students come from 9 states and territories, 22% 25 or older, 20% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/26. Notification: continuous. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1288 full-time, $65 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3188 full-time, $144 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $132 full-time, $18 per term part-time. College room and board: $1332.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Most popular organization: student government. Major annual events: homecoming, Spring Fever Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 1,000 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Memorial Library with 62,349 books and 654 serials. 600 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The city is located 7 miles from Laurel. The climate is mild. Churches, libraries and museums all contribute to the pleasant living of the area. Transportation is provided by rail and air lines, and the town is easily accessible by highway. Fishing, hunting, and golf are the major recreational pastimes. There are some part-time job opportunities for students.