PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE L-2

1000 College Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32504-8998
Tel: (850)484-1000
Admissions: (850)484-1600
Fax: (850)484-1826
Web Site: http://www.pjc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Florida Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1948. Setting: 160-acre urban campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $3766 per student. Total enrollment: 16,000. Students come from 37 states and territories, 21 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 50% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for some health-related programs. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I, ACT, or CPT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/30. Notification: continuous until 8/30.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $1500 full-time, $50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6500 full-time, $200 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $255 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 16 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities. Most popular organizations: Baptist Student Union, Campus Activities Board, Students for a Multicultural Society, International Council, Engineering Club. Major annual events: spring and fall cookouts, Fall End of Term Party, Spring End of Term Party. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.6 million. 1,200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Pensacola Junior College offers courses at five locations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in northwest Florida. Famous for the white sand beaches of the Emerald Coast, Pensacola is the center of a growing metropolitan area of a third of a million residents. Pensacola is the "Cradle of Naval Aviation" and several Navy bases are located in the area, including the Pensacola Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Corry Field, and Saufley Field. The white beaches of the Gulf of Mexico are a mecca for tourists. The area is served by the University of West Florida as well as Pensacola Junior College. In addition, the city has numerous museums, galleries, and historical areas, including Seville Quarter, a part of Pensacola dating back to the mid 1700s. Florida's First Place City continues to grow and expand.