DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE C-5

PO Box 1287
Lexington, NC 27293-1287
Tel: (336)249-8186
Fax: (336)249-0379
E-mail: cottrell.judy@davidson.cc.nc.us
Web Site: http://www.davidson.cc.nc.us/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of North Carolina Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1958. Setting: 83-acre rural campus. Endowment: $6.5 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2284 per student. Total enrollment: 2,303. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 692 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 829 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 1,474 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 13% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 55% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Forsyth Technical Community College, Guilford Technical Community College, Rockingham Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, allied health programs. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1140 full-time, $38 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6330 full-time, $211 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1088 full-time, $27.25 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Major annual events: Fall Fest, Spring Fling, G. E. Love Lecture Series. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, security guards. College housing not available. Grady E. Love Learning Resource Center plus 1 other with 56,445 books, 48,107 microform titles, 454 serials, 7,564 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $386,215. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Lexington is a suburban community located approximately 25 miles south of Greensboro, N.C. Industry here includes furniture, textiles, apparel, electronics, and food processing. Bus and train transportation are available. A YMCA, churches of all major denominations, a library, hospital, and numerous civic and service organizations serve the community. For recreation, High Rock Lake, about 12 miles south of Lexington, offers boating, fishing, swimming and picnicking. There are job opportunities for students.