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Total Enrollment: 92
Level of Selectivity: Noncompetitive
Location: Clinton Junior College is located in the heart
of the growing industrial Piedmont area, within the city limits of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Rock Hill has a population of
approximately 46,000. Twenty-five miles to the south is Charlotte, North Carolina, a progressively
developing city. Columbia, South Carolina, is 72 miles north.
Several major highways lend easy access to both Charlotte and Columbia.
HISTORY
Clinton Junior College is a two-year, private,
coed, liberal arts college, affiliated with the American Methodist Episcopal
(AME) Church. It was founded in 1894 by the AME Zion Church to eradicate illiteracy
among the freedmen of South Carolina. In 1909, the College
was incorporated as Clinton Normal and Industrial College. An amended charter
changed the name to Clinton Junior College in 1956.
Clinton
Junior designs and implements an education program that helps students lead
moral, spiritual, and productive lives. Clinton is committed to both a
liberal arts education and vocational training.
Situated
on 20 acres, the seven-building campus ../includes a newly built library.
ACCREDITATION
Clinton Junior College is accredited by the
U.S. Department of Education to award the Associate of Liberal Arts and
Associate of Small Business degrees and the Certificate of Christian Ministry.
COSTS
PER YEAR
2000–01 Tuition: $3136
Room and board: $1890
Special fees: $320
Books: $500
Estimated total cost: $5846
1999–2000 FINANCIAL AID–INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING
Percentage
of students receiving financial aid: 50
Financial Aid Specific to the School
- College
work-aid is
available to those students not qualifying for work-study to work in
departments of the College.
- Deferred
Payment Plan
allows students to pay college costs in two to three installments during
the semester.
- Scholarships are available for students
based on merit and financial need.
- Veterans
benefits are
available for veterans to help defer college costs.
Financial
Aid Contact:
Financial Aid Committee
Financial Aid Office
Clinton Junior College
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730
Telephone: 888-458-5816 Ext. 39 (toll-free)
Open
admissions.
Entrance Requirements: Graduation from an accredited high school (or
equivalent) with a minimum of 21 units to include 4 English, 2 science
(laboratory science), 2 history, 3 math, 2 units in foreign language,
literature, social science, or additional science, and 8 electives; a minimum C
average; two recommendations; and in some cases interviews. A $25 nonrefundable
application fee required.
Admission Application Deadline: August 23; July 15 (priority).
Admission Contact: Director of Admissions, Clinton Junior College, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730; Telephone: 803-327-7402;
888-458-5816 Ext. 25 (toll-free).
Graduation Requirements: A minimum of 64 hours and completion of a core
program to include 12 hours of English, 6 hours of mathematics, 8 hours of
science, 12 hours of social studies (government, world geography, and U.S.
history), 6 hours of French, 1 hour of freshman orientation, and 2 hours of
physical education; minimum 30 semester hours in residence; must attend
graduation. $30 graduation fee.
STUDENT
BODY PROFILE
Total enrollment: 92
FACULTY
PROFILE
Number of faculty members: 17
Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
SCHOOL
CALENDAR
August-May (semesters)
Commencement and conferring of degrees: May
No summer session.
Associate Degrees: Business Administration, Business Commerce,
Business Education, Business Management, Liberal Arts/General Studies
Certificate: Christian Ministries
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
Intramural Sports: basketball, tennis, track, and volleyball.
STUDENT LIFE
Campus Regulations: New freshmen and transfer students must register
in person; freshman orientation mandatory; resident students required to
purchase meals in the college dining room; students should attend all classes;
no more than 6 of the final 30 hours toward the degree can be taken at another
institution.
Campus Services: Health services, personal, social and pastoral
counseling, career planning, religious services, financial and probationary
counseling.
Campus Activities: Social activities include theater and chorale.
Leadership opportunities are found in the Student Government Association (SGA) or
the various academic clubs, such as history, biology, drama, or French.
Housing Availability: 200 housing spaces; freshman housing guaranteed;
Cauthen Hall houses women and Marshall Hall houses men.
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