Ohio University-Chillicothe: Narrative Description

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OHIO UNIVERSITY-CHILLICOTHE K-6

571 West Fifth St., PO Box 629
Chillicothe, OH 45601-0629
Tel: (740)774-7200; Admissions: (740)774-7200; Fax: (740)774-7295; Web Site: http://www.ohio.edu/chillicothe/

Description: State-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of Ohio Board of Regents. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (offers first 2 years of most bachelor's degree programs available at the main campus in Athens; also offers several bachelor's degree programs that can be completed at this campus and several programs exclusive to this campus; also offers some graduate programs). Founded 1946. Setting: 124-acre small town campus with easy access to Columbus. Total enrollment: 2,000. Faculty: 106 (41 full-time, 65 part-time). 775 applied, 52% were admitted. Students come from 2 states and territories, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 35% 25 or older. Retention: 55% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission for state residents. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 9/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $4008 full-time, $121 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,146 full-time, $325 per hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Social organizations: 8 open to all. Most popular organizations: Nursing Student Association, Students in Free Enterprise Club, Drama Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Gamma Phi Delta. Major annual event: G-Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, patrols by city police. College housing not available. Quinn Library with 47,900 books and 418 serials. 215 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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