GOODWIN COLLEGE D-11

745 Burnside Ave.
East Hartford, CT 06108
Tel: (860)528-4111; Admissions: (860)528-4111; Fax: (860)291-9550; E-mail: dnoonan@goodwincollege.edu; Web Site: http://www.goodwincollege.org/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Setting: urban campus with easy access to Hartford. Endowment: $1 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $8400 per student. Total enrollment: 667. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 7:1. 470 applied, 83% were admitted. Full-time: 282 students, 79% women, 21% men. Part-time: 385 students, 82% women, 18% men. 0% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 17% Hispanic, 33% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 59% 25 or older, 17% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, medical exam. Recommended: 2 recommendations, interview. Placement: ACCUPLACER required; SAT I and SAT II or ACT, SAT II: Writing Test recommended. Entrance: minimally difficult. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Tuition: $11,600 full-time, $350 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, and student level. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, program, and student level.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Campus security: evening security patrolman. College housing not available. Goodwin College Library with 6,000 books, 1,300 serials, 506 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $320,000. 220 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.