SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE G-10

PO Box 1000, Roberts St.
Wadley, AL 36276
Tel: (256)395-2211
Fax: (256)395-2215
Web Site: http://www.suscc.cc.al.us/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Alabama College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1922. Setting: rural campus. Total enrollment: 4,500. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 33% 25 or older, 6% live on campus. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2700 full-time, $90 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4830 full-time, $161 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Music Club, National Student Nurses Association, Global Environmental Organization of Students. Major annual events: Homecoming, Spring Fling, Miss Southern Union. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, controlled dormitory access. Option: coed housing available. McClintock-Ensminger Library plus 2 others with 90,791 books and 877 serials. 225 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Population 746. Located in East Central Alabama approximately 90 miles southwest of Atlanta, and the same distance southeast of Birmingham. Wadley is on Alabama State Highways 22 and 77. Gently rolling farm and woodland, healthful country atmosphere. Easy access to neighboring cities for shopping and recreation. Hospital in Roanoke.