LINN STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE G-8

One Technology Dr.
Linn, MO 65051-9606
Tel: (573)897-5000
Free: 800-743-TECH
Admissions: (573)897-5196
Web Site: http://www.linnstate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 249-acre rural campus. Endowment: $41,867. Educational spending 2003-04: $6762 per student. Total enrollment: 868. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 1,725 applied, 33% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 14% from top quarter, 28% from top half. Full-time: 779 students, 9% women, 91% men. Part-time: 89 students, 18% women, 82% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 2 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 13% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 58% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree 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 PTA-Jefferson City, MO, LPH, MIM, MNT-Mexico, MO. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS. Required for some: essay, 3 recommendations, interview, driving record, physical examination, ACT. Placement: ACT, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required for some. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $3900 full-time, $130 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7800 full-time, $260 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $630 full-time, $21 per credit part-time. College room and board: $2006. College room only: $1406. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Skills USA-VICA, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government Association, Aviation Club, Electricity Club. Major annual events: Welcome Back Bash, Casino Night, Valentine Dance. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, controlled dormitory access, indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras. 144 college housing spaces available; 131 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Linn State Technical College Library plus 2 others with 13,774 books, 132 serials, 729 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $236,863. 51 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.