TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-TEXARKANA C-24

PO Box 5518
Texarkana, TX 75505-5518
Tel: (903)223-3000
Admissions: (903)223-3068
Fax: (903)832-8890
E-mail: patblack@etsu.edu
Web Site: http://www.tamut.edu/

Description:

State-supported, upper-level, coed. Part of Texas A&M University System. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 1-acre small town campus. Endowment: $704,303. Research spending 2003-04: $4759. Total enrollment: 1,559. Faculty: 91. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. Students come from 6 states and territories, 1 other country, 28% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 12% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: interdisciplinary studies; business/marketing; liberal arts/general studies; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1968 full-time, $82 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9160 full-time, $340 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $372 full-time, $15 per credit hour part-time, $6 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, and student level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 17 open to all. Most popular organizations: Education Club, Psychology Club, Science Club, Multicultural Association, Reading Club. Major annual events: Summer Fest, Fall Fest, Spring Fest. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. John F. Moss Library plus 1 other with 125,991 books, 1.7 million microform titles, 5,709 serials, 3,720 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $780,342. 133 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.