PINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE L-8

900 4th St. SE
Pine City, MN 55063
Tel: (320)629-5100; 800-521-7463; Admissions: (320)629-5100; Fax: (320)629-5101; E-mail: hutchinj@ptc.tec.mn.us; Web Site: http://www.ptc.tec.mn.us/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 6-acre small town campus with easy access to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Total enrollment: 770. Full-time: 258 students, 64% women, 36% men. part-time: 512 students, 75% women, 25% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 10% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 45% 25 or older, 3% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for gunsmithing. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: recommendations. Placement: ASAP required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $3328 full-time, $104 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6656 full-time, $208 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $448 full-time, $14 per semester hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Media Center plus 1 other with 6,000 books, 30 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.