UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-11

Cooper Dr.
Lexington, KY 40506-0235
Tel: (859)257-4872; Admissions: (859)257-4872; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.uky.edu/lcc/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Awards transfer associate and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 10-acre urban campus. Endowment: $750,000. Total enrollment: 8,639. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 5,828 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 5,354 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 3,285 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 35 states and territories, 5% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 11% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 20% 25 or older, 5% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for health technology programs, computer information systems. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/2. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1220 full-time, $93 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3757 full-time, $305 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $544 full-time, $14 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $4285. College room only: $2785. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 8 open to all. Most popular organizations: Baptist Student Union, Unity, KANS, Veterans Union, Athena. Major annual events: Black History Month, Spring Fling, Career Fair. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 576 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2001-02. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Lexington Community College Library with 27,000 books, 250 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $498,588. 80 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.