MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE J-19

1101 Sherman Dr.
Utica, NY 13501-5394
Tel: (315)792-5400
Admissions: (315)792-5354
Fax: (315)792-5527
E-mail: dkennelty@mvcc.edu
Web Site: http://www.mvcc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of State University of New York System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 80-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $2.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3770 per student. Total enrollment: 6,068. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. 3,337 applied, 91% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 12% from top quarter, 42% from top half. Full-time: 3,851 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 2,217 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 11 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 6% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 26% 25 or older, 6% live on campus, 5% 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, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Mohawk Valley College Consortium. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2850 full-time, $115 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5700 full-time, $230 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $344 full-time, $1 per credit hour part-time, $35 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $6470. College room only: $3730. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 48 open to all. Most popular organizations: Drama Club, Student Congress, Returning Adult Student Association, Black Student Union, Program Board. Major annual events: Open House, Student Orientation. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 349 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. Mohawk Valley Community College Library plus 2 others with 91,000 books, 925 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $921,708. 380 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.