PRATT COMMUNITY COLLEGE H-8

348 NE State Rd. 61
Pratt, KS 67124-8317
Tel: (620)672-9800
Admissions: (620)672-5641
Fax: (620)672-5288
E-mail: lynnp@prattcc.edu
Web Site: http://www.prattcc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Kansas Board of Regents. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1938. Setting: 80-acre rural campus with easy access to Wichita. Educational spending 2003-04: $2951 per student. Total enrollment: 1,451. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 904 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 629 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 822 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 22% live on campus. Retention: 51% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: ASSET. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1280 full-time, $40 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $1280 full-time, $40 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $928 full-time, $29 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $3659. College room only: $1611. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Senate, Baptist Student Union, Block and Bridle, Business Professionals Club. Major annual event: Spring Formal. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 282 college housing spaces available; 219 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. 33,000 books, 100 microform titles, 250 serials, 1,200 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $183,530. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.