QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

222-05 56th Ave.
Bayside, NY 11364
Tel: (718)631-6262
Admissions: (718)631-6044
Fax: (718)281-5189
Web Site: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of City University of New York System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1958. Setting: 34-acre urban campus with easy access to New York City. Endowment: $1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3000 per student. Total enrollment: 12,798. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 3,485 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 6,195 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 6,603 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 132 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 22% Hispanic, 27% black, 20% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 32% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. State resident tuition: $3066 full-time, $120 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4826 full-time, $190 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $256 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 42 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Orientation Leaders, Student Nurses Association, Newman Club, Accounting Club, Flip Culture Society. Major annual events: Multicultural Festival, Transfer Day, Job Fair. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. The Kurt R. Schmeller with 140,000 books and 600 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.3 million. 1,001 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.