JAMESTOWN BUSINESS COLLEGE L-2

7 Fairmount Ave., Box 429
Jamestown, NY 14702-0429
Tel: (716)664-5100; Admissions: (716)664-5100; Fax: (716)664-3144; E-mail: jbc@epix.net; Web Site: http://www.jbcny.org/

Description: Proprietary, 2-year, specialized, coed. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1886. Setting: 1-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 327. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 112 applied, 72% were admitted. 2% from top 10% of their high school class, 8% from top quarter, 34% from top half. Full-time: 327 students, 81% women, 19% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 17% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 55% 25 or older, 14% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Required: essay, high school transcript, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Tuition: $7500 full-time, $1300 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $360 full-time, $75 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Major annual events: food drives, Halloween Party, Christmas Party. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. James Prendergast Library with 279,270 books, 372 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 106 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.