Rogue Community College: Narrative Description

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ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-6

3345 Redwood Hwy.
Grants Pass, OR 97527-9298
Tel: (541)956-7500
Admissions: (541)956-7176
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.roguecc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 90-acre rural campus. Endowment: $5.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2652 per student. Total enrollment: 4,211. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 483 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,734 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 2,477 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 5 other countries, 0.4% from out-of-state, 3% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 55% 25 or older, 25% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, 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 except for respiratory therapy, nursing, human services, emergency medical technology, mental health technician programs. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission. Placement: ACT ASSET/COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to local residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2124 full-time, $59 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2556 full-time, $71 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $294 full-time, $4 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Rogue Community College Library with 33,000 books, 275 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $697,930. 96 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.