Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College: Narrative Description

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LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-4

13466 West Trepania Rd.
Hayward, WI 54843-2181
Tel: (715)634-4790; 888-526-6221
Web Site: http://www.lco-college.edu/

Description:

Federally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1982. Setting: 2-acre rural campus. Endowment: $950,616. Total enrollment: 460. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. Full-time: 275 students, 73% women, 27% men. Part-time: 185 students, 82% women, 18% men. 0% from out-of-state, 69% Native American, 0.2% Hispanic, 1% black, 75% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: TABE required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $10. Area resident tuition: $3300 full-time, $110 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $40 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Most popular organization: student association. Major annual events: Welcome Feast, Thanksgiving Feast, graduation. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Library with 13,800 books, 100 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $115,580. 25 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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