FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE Y-12

305 North Service Rd.
Dix Hills, NY 11746-6055
Tel: (631)424-7000; Admissions: (631)424-7000; Fax: (631)656-2172; Web Site: http://www.fivetowns.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 40-acre suburban campus with easy access to New York City. Total enrollment: 1,145. Faculty: 110 (57 full-time, 53 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 535 applied, 51% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 45% from top half. Full-time: 962 students, 29% women, 71% men. Part-time: 40 students, 55% women, 45% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 7 other countries, 0.4% Native American, 17% Hispanic, 17% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 10% live on campus. Retention: 74% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; visual/performing arts; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Long Island Regional Advisory Council for Higher Education.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.3 high school GPA, recommendations, SAT I and SAT II or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,800 includes full-time tuition ($13,200), mandatory fees ($600), and college room and board ($9000). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and location. Part-time tuition: $550 per credit.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: concert choir, Live Audio Club, Dance Club, musical theatre, yearbook. Major annual events: Long Island Music Industry Conference, College Senior Picnic, L.I. Media Art Show. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 200 college housing spaces available; 175 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Five Towns College Library with 35,000 books, 565 serials, 6,500 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 110 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Adelphi University.