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GARRETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Garrett Community College


Official telephone: (301) 387-3000

Fax number: (301) 387-3038

Website: www.garrettcollege.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 428 men, 467 women, 895 total
Full-time undergraduates: 325 men, 326 women, 651 total
Part-time undergraduates: 103 men, 141 women, 244 total
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
First-year student breakdown:
18.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.8% Hispanic
77.3% White (non-Hispanic)
1.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
0.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
8.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.9% Hispanic
85.9% White (non-Hispanic)
1.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
0.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 62 acres
City or town school is located in: McHenry, MD
Population of city/town: 539
Online campus map: www.garrettcollege.edu/
campusmap/map.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 30
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
military, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
Number of honor societies: 1
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Art and outdoor clubs, dramatic productions, education club, wildlife club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic conference memberships: Maryland JUCO, NJCAA Region XX

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, local lakes, rivers
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Cumberland, MD (40 miles)
Nearest other airport: McHenry, MD (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Grantsville, MD (20 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Frostburg State University, West Virginia University.



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