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Mayland Community College
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Mayland Community College
PO Box 547
Spruce Pine, NC 28777-0547 USA
Official telephone: (828) 765-7351
Fax: (828) 765-0728
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Current as of:
September 2006 |
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CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS |
| Function type of the institution: |
two-year college |
| Main student body: |
coeducational |
| Academic calendar: |
semesters |
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ADMISSIONS |
| Total number of freshman applicants: |
355 |
| Total number of freshman applicants
admitted: |
310 |
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COSTS AND FINANCIAL AID |
| In-state resident full-time tuition per
academic year: |
$1,229 |
| Out-of-state full-time tuition per
academic year: |
$3,376 |
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ACADEMICS |
| Total number of undergraduate and
graduate faculty: |
132 |
| Ratio of matriculated undergraduates to
teaching faculty: |
10:1 |
| Does the institution offer part-time
undergraduate degree programs: |
Yes |
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STUDENT LIFE |
| Total number of undergraduate students
enrolled in the institution: |
1,019 |
| Total number of undergraduate,
graduate, and first professional students enrolled in
the institution: |
1,019 |
| Percentage of the previous academic
year's full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent)
degree-seeking freshman/entering class who returned for
the fall term of the current academic year: |
0% |
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CAMPUS SUMMARY |
| Mayland Community College
is located in the Blue Ridge section of the Appalachian
mountains of Western North Carolina on the
Avery/Mitchell county line. Mayland is chartered to
serve Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey counties (hence the
name Mayland) and does so by offering classes on our
main campus in Spruce Pine and at satellite campuses in
Newland and Burnsville, NC. Mayland also offers distance
education courses via RAVEN our Regional Audio/Video
Education Network. RAVEN classes are available via the
Internet, through telecourses, or seated class sessions
on the North Carolina Information Highway. The Mayland
Campus is a wireless community thanks to a generous gift
fromthe Phillips family. Mayland also operates the
Phillips-Gwaltney Child Development center a five-star
state-rated facility located on the main campus in
Spruce Pine. Since the opening of Mayland Technical
Institute in 1971, the college has successfully grown in
size and offerings to now serve over 8,000 persons each
year through our educational programs. |
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UNIQUE PROGRAMS |
| Mayland Community College
awards associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in
over 30 programs. As an institute of higher learning,
the College strongly promotes learning through
technology by offering classes via the Regional Audio
Video Education Network (RAVEN), where students can
study via the Internet, by videocassette, independent
study or through videoconferencing in one of our North
Carolina Information Highway classrooms available at all
three campus locations. MCC also offers dual enrollment
courses for select high-school students, which allows
students to take college classes and earn credit, while
still in high school. Mayland憇 Continuing Education
department provides a wide variety of classes, from
workforce development to recreational activities. MCC抯
Small Business Center and Human Resource Development
departments offer economic development, training and
information sessions to small businesses, entrepreneurs,
or those seeking to upgrade their job skills. A
specialized collection of materials pertaining to
genealogy and regional history can be found in the 揂ppalachian
Room� located on the Main Campus in Spruce Pine. |
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