Metropolitan Community College: Narrative Description

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METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-16

PO Box 3777
Omaha, NE 68103-0777
Tel: (402)457-2400
Free: 800-228-9553
Admissions: (402)457-2563
Fax: (402)457-2564
Web Site: http://www.mccneb.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1974. Setting: 172-acre urban campus. Endowment: $1.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2551 per student. Total enrollment: 12,461. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 3,674 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 4,798 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 7,663 students, 56% women, 44% men. 3% from out-of-state, 47% 25 or older, 9% transferred in. Retention: 46% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission. Recommended: high school transcript. Placement: ACT, ACT ASSET or ACT COMPASS recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1733 full-time, $38.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2610 full-time, $61 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $135 full-time, $3 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, security on duty 9 pm to 6 am. College housing not available. Metropolitan Community College plus 2 others with 41,161 books, 1,325 microform titles, 544 serials, 10,702 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $891,473. 1,700 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.