HILL COLLEGE OF THE HILL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT H-10

PO Box 619
Hillsboro, TX 76645-0619
Tel: (254)582-2555; Admissions: (254)582-2555; E-mail: diharvey@hill-college.cc.tx.us; Web Site: http://www.hill-college.cc.tx.us/

Description: District-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1923. Setting: 80-acre small town campus with easy access to Dallas-Fort Worth. Endowment: $416,886. Total enrollment: 3,236. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 25:1. Full-time: 1,569 students, 58% women, 42% men. part-time: 1,667 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 8 states and territories, 28 other countries, 6% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 20% 25 or older, 14% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 90% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: THEA required; SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1032 Full-time, $43 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $1224 Full-time, $51 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $1224 full-time, $51 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. College room and board: $1980. College room only: $700. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Most popular organizations: International Club, Sigma Phi Omega, Phi Theta Kappa, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Psi Beta. Major annual events: Western Day, Career Day, Job Fair. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, security officers. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Hill College Library plus 1 other with 40,000 books, 3,161 microform titles, 300 serials, 500 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $159,328. 250 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.