MID-STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE K-8

500 32nd St. North
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494-5599
Tel: (715)422-5300; 888-575-6782
Admissions: (715)422-5446
Fax: (715)422-5440
Web Site: http://www.mstc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1917. Setting: 155-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5646 per student. Total enrollment: 10,737. 1,100 applied, 95% were admitted. Students come from 2 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 51% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, independent study, 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: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT ASSET required; SAT or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $2394 full-time, $79.80 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,477 full-time, $415.90 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Business Professionals of America, Civil Tech Club, Barber and Cosmetology Club, Society of Hosteurs, UICA. Major annual events: Tech Fest, Winter Fest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. College housing not available. Mid-State Technical College Library with 20,148 books, 910 microform titles, 539 serials, 2,685 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $274,887. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The college serves the area which includes Mansfield (population 18,200), Stevens Point (population 23,996), and Wisconsin Rapids (population 18,587), the county seat of Wood, near the geographical center of the state of Wisconsin.