ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE T-14

Frontier Dr.
Fairfield, IL 62837-2601
Tel: (618)842-3711
Fax: (618)842-6340
Web Site: http://www.iecc.edu/fcc/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Illinois Eastern Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1976. Setting: 8-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 1,960. Full-time: 229 students, 69% women, 31% men. Part-time: 1,731 students, 60% women, 40% men. 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 0.3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 56% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT or ACT, ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $10. Area resident tuition: $1536 full-time, $48 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $6192 full-time, $193.49 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7659 full-time, $239.34 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $106 full-time, $3 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. 19,088 books, 25,656 microform titles, 7,664 serials, and 2,679 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $17,786. 42 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.