PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE K-9

10230 Ridge Rd.
New Port Richey, FL 34654-5199
Tel: (727)847-2727
Admissions: (727)816-3261
Fax: (727)816-3450
Web Site: http://www.phcc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Florida Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 142-acre small town campus with easy access to Tampa. Endowment: $20.3 million. Total enrollment: 7,213. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 25:1. 2,568 applied, 99% were admitted. Full-time: 2,431 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 4,782 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 10 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 42% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at other members of the Florida Community College System and the State University System of Florida. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Placement: CPT (preferred), SAT I, or ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1772 full-time, $57.41 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6378 full-time, $212.61 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 26 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Beta Lambda, Human Services, PHCC Cares. Major annual events: fall club carnivals, Welcome Back activities, Spring Fling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Pottberg Library plus 2 others with 67,852 books, 193,442 microform titles, 351 serials, 4,357 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $697,419. 974 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Saint Leo University.