ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE N-13

2200 College Dr.
Mount Carmel, IL 62863-2657
Tel: (618)262-8641; Admissions: (618)262-8641; Fax: (618)262-8641; Web Site: http://www.iecc.edu/wvc/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Illinois Eastern Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1960. Setting: 40-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 4,098. Full-time: 653 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 3,445 students, 53% women, 47% men. 0.1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 71% 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, radio station. College housing not available. Bauer Media Center with 32,755 books, 117,435 microform titles, 103 serials, and 1,628 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2002-03: $9900. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.