NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE B-10

500 College Dr.
Mason City, IA 50401-7299
Tel: (641)423-1264; 888-GO NIACC; Admissions: (641)422-4104; Fax: (641)423-1711; Web Site: http://www.niacc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Iowa Community Colleges System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1918. Setting: 320-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 2,837. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 3,133 applied, 100% were admitted. 7% from top quarter of their high school class, 24% from top half. Full-time: 1,776 students, 47% women, 53% men. Part-time: 1,061 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 21 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 30% 25 or older, 15% live on campus. Retention: 58% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, mechanical design technology, information systems technology, e-commerce, web design and development, physical therapy assistant programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application. Recommended: high school transcript. Required for some: high school transcript. Placement: ACT, ACT COMPASS recommended; ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2490 full-time, $83 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3735 full-time, $124.50 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $314 full-time, $10.45 per semester hour part-time. College room and board: $3660. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Choral group, Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, school newspaper, intramurals, choral groups, band/orchestra. Major annual events: Quadilbet, Homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access. 480 college housing spaces available; 351 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. North Iowa Area Community College Library with 49,287 books, 5,607 micro-form titles, 377 serials, 14,548 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 365 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Mason City (population 30,379) is located in the north center of the state midway between Des Moines and Minneapolis St. Paul, and has an average winter temperature of 28 degrees, summer average 63 degrees. One bus line and an airline offer transportation. The community facilities include hospitals, a library, Art Center, hotels and motels. Brick, tile and Portland cement are manufactured from the deposits of clay, limestone and sand in this area. Part-time work is available. Recreation activities include golf, water sports in summer, ice boating and fishing in winter, ice skating, pheasant deer and duck hunting.