NATIONAL PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE H-8

101 College Dr.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Tel: (501)760-4222
Fax: (501)760-4100
E-mail: bmoody@npcc.edu
Web Site: http://www.npcc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1973. Setting: 50-acre suburban campus with easy access to Little Rock. Endowment: $11.3 million. Total enrollment: 2,996. 4,969 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,237 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 1,759 students, 61% women, 39% men. 2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.03% international, 63% 25 or older, 17% transferred in. Retention: 100% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, 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, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, allied health programs. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT. Recommended: ACT ASSET. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1200 full-time, $50 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $1440 full-time, $60 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2976 full-time, $124 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $30 full-time, $15 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: student newspaper, choral group. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Garland County Community College Library with 17,800 books, 290 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $280,000. 270 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.