GREENSBORO COLLEGE B-7

815 West Market St. Greensboro, NC 27401-1875
Tel: (336)272-7102; 800-346-8226; Admissions: (336)272-7102; Fax: (336)271-6634; E-mail: admissions@gborocollege.edu; Web Site: http://www.gborocollege.edu/

Description: Independent United Methodist, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1838. Setting: 75-acre urban campus with easy access to Charlotte. Endowment: $28.4 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $7601 per student. Total enrollment: 1,248. Faculty: 123 (60 full-time, 63 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 875 applied, 74% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 24% from top quarter, 51% from top half. 1 valedictorian. Full-time: 885 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 291 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 27 states and territories, 26% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 18% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 22% 25 or older, 48% live on campus, 8% transferred in. Retention: 69% 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, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at 7 members of the Greater Greensboro Consortium. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: essay, interview. Required for some: 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 12/15 for early action. Notification: continuous, 1/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $21,750 includes full-time tuition ($15,500), mandatory fees ($220), and college room and board ($6030). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $415 per hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 52 open to all; national fraternities, local fraternities, local sororities; 3% of eligible men and 4% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Christian Fellowship, Campus Activities Board, student government, Choir, United African American Society. Major annual events: homecoming, Spring Fling, lessons and carols. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 627 college housing spaces available; 544 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. James Addison Jones Library with 108,350 books, 2,970 microform titles, 290 serials, 2,686 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $468,196. 140 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: Greensboro was named for General Nathanael Greene, hero of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Textiles are the predominant industry along with the manufacture of cigarettes. The War Memorial Auditorium and Coliseum provides one of the state's finest facilities for conventions, exhibitions, sports events, and shows. Recreation facilities include golf courses, swimming pools, and tennis courts. Part-time employment is available. Points of interest are the Greensboro Historical Museum and on the site of O. Henry's birthplace.