The Brown Mackie College: Narrative Description

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THE BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE E-11

2106 South 9th St.
Salina, KS 67401-2810
Tel: (785)825-5422; 800-365-0433; Admissions: (785)825-5422; Fax: (785)827-7623; Web Site: http://www.bmcaec.com/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1892. Setting: 10-acre small town campus with easy access to Wichita. Educational spending 2002-03: $1677 per student. Total enrollment: 386. 136 applied, 96% were admitted. Students come from 10 states and territories, 2 other countries, 26% from out-of-state, 38% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: modular. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Tuition: $179 per quarter hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Athletic Booster Club. Major annual events: Commencement, summer picnic, Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner. College housing not available. Brown Mackie College Library plus 1 other with 14,788 books, 500 microform titles, 45 serials, 195 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $44,886. 162 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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