Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Olney Central College: Narrative Description

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ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE M-13

305 North West St.
Olney, IL 62450
Tel: (618)395-7777; Admissions: (618)395-7777; Fax: (618)392-5212; Web Site: http://www.iecc.edu/occ/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Illinois Eastern Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 128-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 1,707. Full-time: 845 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 862 students, 62% women, 38% men. 0% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international, 39% 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 and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I 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: $1440 full-time, $45 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $6341 full-time, $198.17 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7496 full-time, $243.26 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $106 full-time, $3 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. College housing not available. Anderson Learning Resources Center with 24,191 books, 925 serials, and 194 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2002-03: $17,852. 125 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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