HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-12

PO Box 8015
Waterloo, IA 50704-8015
Tel: (319)296-2320; 800-670-4769; Admissions: (319)296-4277; Fax: (319)296-2874; Web Site: http://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 320-acre rural campus. Research spending 2002-03: $300,000. Educational spending 2002-03: $3925 per student. Total enrollment: 5,310. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 25% from top 10% of their high school class, 32% from top quarter, 58% from top half. 4 valedictorians. Full-time: 3,402 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 1,908 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 26 states and territories, 10 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 9% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 26% 25 or older, 12% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing, dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology programs. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required; SAT I or ACT recommended; SAT I or ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2610 full-time, $87 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5220 full-time, $174 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $300 full-time, $10 per credit Part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Social organizations: 10 open to all; academic fraternities; 2% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Phi Theta Kappa, Environmental Conservation Club/Ag Club, Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice, Fashion Merchandising. Major annual events: Fall Fest, Spring Splurge, Color Me Human Food Festival. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Hawkeye Community College Library with 31,883 books, 3,680 microform titles, 491 serials, 1,843 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $406,360. 276 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Waterloo, population 75,000, is an industrial city. The manufacture of tractors, and the horse racing cart known as the Sulky by the Jerald Sulky Company. Highlights of interest are the Museum of History and Science.