SHASTA BIBLE COLLEGE D-4

2951 Goodwater Ave.
Redding, CA 96002
Tel: (530)221-4275
Free: 800-800-6929
Web Site: http://www.shasta.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 25-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.1 million. Research spending 2003-04: $51,642. Educational spending 2003-04: $577 per student. Total enrollment: 123. Faculty: 25 (7 full-time, 18 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 9 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 57 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 33 students, 45% women, 55% men. Students come from 13 states and territories, 41% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 0% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 51% 25 or older, 39% live on campus, 19% transferred in. Retention: 90% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 4 recommendations. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/28. Notification: continuous until 9/10.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Tuition: $6400 full-time, $200 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $350 full-time, $350 per year part-time. College room only: $1650.

Collegiate Environment:

Choral group, student-run newspaper. Major annual events: Fall Round-Up-Barbecue at the Lake, Christmas Banquet, Graduation Banquet. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. 60 college housing spaces available; 35 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. The Library plus 1 other with 30,321 books and 103 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $25,000. 15 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.