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College Overview
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby , Illinois
 Illinois Valley Community College
 SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
School Type
District-supported, Coed

Setting
Rural 410-acre campus with easy access to Chicago

Degrees Offered
Associate

Cost
Tuition area resident $2168 full-time, $68 per credit hour part-time; state resident $7760 full-time, $243 per credit hour part-time; nonresident $8860 full-time, $277 per credit hour part-time

Entrance Difficulty
Noncompetitive

Application Deadlines
rolling (freshmen), rolling (transfers)

Admissions Contact
Ms. Tracy Morris, Director of Admissions and Records
Illinois Valley Community College
815 North Orlando Smith Avenue
Oglesby, IL 61348-9692
Phone: 815-224-0437
Fax: 815-224-3033
email: tracy_morris@ivcc.edu


 STUDENT SNAPSHOT
Undergraduate Student Population 
3,939 undergraduate students, 56% women, 44% men, 4% transferred in
Minority Breakdown 
4% African American, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% Hispanic American, 0.2% Native American

 SCHOOL DETAILS
Freshman
Admission: 406 enrolled
Faculty
total: 233
full-time: 39% full-time

Majors
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences:
Agricultural Business and Management; Agriculture
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services:
Accounting; Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science; Business Administration and Management; Marketing/Marketing Management
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs:
Journalism
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services:
Computer Programming; Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications; Data Processing and Data Processing Technology
Construction Trades:
Carpentry
Education:
Education; Elementary Education
Engineering:
Pre-Engineering
Engineering Technologies/Technicians:
CAD/CADD Drafting/Design Technology; Drafting and Design Technology; Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology; Industrial Technology; Mechanical Design Technology; Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology
English Language And Literature/Letters:
English
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences:
Child Development
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences:
Nursing (Registered Nurse Training)
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities:
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians:
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology
Security And Protective Services:
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration; Criminal Justice/Police Science

Academic Programs
special study options: academic remediation for entering students, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, distance learning, English as a second language, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
School Calendar: semesters

Student Life
Housing: college housing not available
Activities: drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, choral group
Campus security: 24-hour patrols
Student Services: personal/psychological counseling

Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name: Jacobs Library
Collection: 58,250 titles; 504 serial subscriptions;

Costs (2008-09)
Tuition: area resident $2168 full-time, $68 per credit hour part-time; state resident $7760 full-time, $243 per credit hour part-time; nonresident $8860 full-time, $277 per credit hour part-time
Payment plan: installment
Waivers: senior citizens and employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2001, 84 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1028)
Applying
Options: early admission, deferred entrance
Required: high school transcript
Application deadline: rolling (freshmen), rolling (transfers)
Notification: continuous (freshmen), continuous (transfers)

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