OUACHITA TECHNICAL COLLEGE I-8

PO Box 816, One College Circle
Malvern, AR 72104
Tel: (501)337-5000; Admissions: (501)337-5000; Fax: (501)337-9382; E-mail: lindaj@otc1.otc.tcc.ar.us; Web Site: http://www.otc.tec.ar.us/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 11-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $2800 per student. Total enrollment: 1,291. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 376 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 566 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 725 students, 47% women, 53% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 2 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 12% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 45% 25 or older, 8% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing program. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1470 full-time, $49 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4410 full-time, $147 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $390 full-time, $13 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Major annual event: awards ceremony. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Ouachita Technical College Library/Learning Resource Center with 8,000 books, 6,151 microform titles, 100 serials, 1,200 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $118,492. 125 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.