WEST SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE J-7

PO Box 277, 3000 North Stiles Rd.
Scottville, MI 49454-0277
Tel: (231)845-6211; Admissions: (231)845-6211; Fax: (231)845-0207; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.westshore.edu/

Description: District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Michigan Department of Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 375-acre rural campus. Endowment: $291,972. Educational spending 2002-03: $3249 per student. Total enrollment: 1,372. 323 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 3 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 43% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for applicants under 18 or nursing program. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT recommended; ACT ASSET required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $10. Area resident tuition: $62.40 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2025 full-time, $102 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3213 full-time, $135 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $4 per credit hour part-time, $13 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 13 open to all. Most popular organizations: Art Club, Student Senate, Phi Theta Kappa, Science Club, Law Enforcement Club. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. West Shore Library plus 1 other with 2,500 books, 910 microform titles, 150 serials, 1,100 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $196,537. 185 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Scottville is a rural city located 80 miles northwest of Grand Rapids. Agriculture is the main economic feature of the city with a Stokley canning factory second. Recreation is provided by local Riverside Park, with camping, boating and fishing. In addition, duck and small game hunting is available in the surrounding area. Community services include a library, and five churches. Bus, rail and air transportation are easily accessible.