JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-16

12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210-1299
Tel: (913)469-8500
Web Site: http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kansas State Board of Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 220-acre suburban campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $4.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3245 per student. Total enrollment: 18,612. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. Full-time: 6,378 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 12,234 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 26 states and territories, 36 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 4% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 43% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Metropolitan Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, dental hygiene, paralegal, respiratory care, interpreter training, emergency medical technology programs. Option: early admission. Required for some: high school transcript. Placement: ACT, ACT ASSET required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $10. Area resident tuition: $1920 full-time, $64 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2370 full-time, $79 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4350 full-time, $145 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Johnson County Community College Library with 89,400 books, 708 serials, 4,770 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.2 million. 800 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.