MEDCENTER ONE COLLEGE OF NURSING H-8

512 North 7th St.
Bismarck, ND 58501-4494
Tel: (701)323-6271; Admissions: (701)323-6271; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.medcenterone.com/nursing/nursing.htm

Description: Independent, upper-level, specialized, coed. Administratively affiliated with Medcenter One Health Systems. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1988. Setting: 15-acre small town campus. Endowment: $100,500. Educational spending 2002-03: $16,682 per student. Total enrollment: 83. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 91 applied, 51% were admitted. Full-time: 78 students, 96% women, 4% men. part-time: 5 students, 100% women. Students come from 6 states and territories, 7% from out-of-state, 4% Native American, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 42% 25 or older, 4% live on campus, 61% transferred in. Retention: 81% of 2003 full-time entering class returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Honors program, independent study, internships.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. Tuition: $8000 full-time, $334 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $620 full-time, $5 per credit part-time, $190 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and student level. College room only: $900.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Body Organization, Student Nurses Association. Major annual events: Christmas Party, Annual Picnic, Awards Banquet. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. 29 college housing spaces available; 9 were occupied in 2002-03. Option: coed housing available. Q & R/Medcenter One Health Sciences Library plus 1 other with 28,470 books, 56 microform titles, 331 serials, 1,467 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $125,612. 13 computers available on campus for general student use.