WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-1

4647 Stone Ave., PO Box 5199
Sioux City, IA 51102-5199
Tel: (712)274-6400; Admissions: (712)274-6400; Fax: (712)274-6412; Web Site: http://www.witcc.com/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Iowa Department of Education Division of Community Colleges. Awards certificates, diplomas, and transfer associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 143-acre urban campus. Endowment: $337,763. Research spending 2002-03: $40,502. Total enrollment: 5,238. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. 2,041 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 2,063 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 3,175 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 11% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 3% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 30% 25 or older, 3% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, 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 health occupations programs. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: CPT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $10. State resident tuition: $2520 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $3990 full-time. Mandatory fees: $390 full-time. College room only: $1890.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Most popular organization: Student Senate. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. Option: coed housing available. Western Iowa Tech Community College Library Services with 25,696 books, 10,463 microform titles, 1,886 serials, 3,456 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $255,202. 640 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Briar Cliff University.