LANE COLLEGE E-5

545 Ln. Ave.
Jackson, TN 38301-4598
Tel: (731)426-7500
Free: 800-960-7533
Admissions: (731)426-7533
Fax: (731)426-7559
Web Site: http://www.lanecollege.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1882. Setting: 25-acre suburban campus with easy access to Memphis. Endowment: $2.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3255 per student. Total enrollment: 1,045. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 3,189 applied, 28% were admitted. 30% from top 10% of their high school class, 58% from top quarter, 75% from top half. 18 class presidents, 15 valedictorians, 32 student government officers. Full-time: 1,035 students, 47% women, 53% men. Part-time: 10 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 27 states and territories, 40% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 99% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 12% 25 or older, 60% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: interdisciplinary studies; computer/information sciences; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 1/15 for early decision. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $11,710 includes full-time tuition ($6576), mandatory fees ($600), and college room and board ($4534). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $292 per hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 36 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 1% of eligible men and 5% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Pre-Law Club, Student Christian Association, Drama Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, Founder's Day, Religious Emphasis Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, surveillance cameras, lighted parking areas. 681 college housing spaces available; 629 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Chambers-McClure Academic Center with 143,940 books, 53,276 microform titles, 240 serials, 860 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $294,363. 520 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:

See Jackson State Community College.