NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE G-7

PO Box 1127
Dublin, VA 24084-1127
Tel: (540)674-3600; Admissions: (540)674-3600; Fax: (540)674-3644; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.nr.cc.va.us/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Virginia Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 100-acre rural campus. Endowment: $1.9 million. Total enrollment: 4,345. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 617 applied. Full-time: 2,008 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 2,337 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 21 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 40% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to local residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1788 Full-time, $59.60 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6167 full-time, $205.55 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $144 full-time, $4.80 per semester hour part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Beta Lambda, Instrument Society of America, Human Service Organization, Sign Language Club. Major annual events: Fall Bash, Freaky Friday, Spring Fling. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. New River Community College Library with 33,993 books, 258 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $551,572. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.