Petersons - Two-Year Colleges 2014

Wyoming

Casper College

Casper, Wyoming

State and locally supported 2-year, founded 1945

Small-town 200-acre campus

Coed, 4,207 undergraduate students, 46% full-time, 57% women, 43% men

Undergraduates: 1,935 full-time, 2,272 part-time. Students come from 37 states and territories; 17 other countries; 10% are from out of state; 2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino; 5% Hispanic/Latino; 0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; 0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino; 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino; 0.6% Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino; 3% Race/ethnicity unknown; 0.9% international; 5% transferred in; 10% live on campus. Retention: 61% of full-time freshmen returned.

Freshmen: Admission: 945 applied, 945 admitted, 712 enrolled. Average high school GPA: 3.1. Test scores: ACT scores over 18: 75%; ACT scores over 24: 25%; ACT scores over 30: 1%.

Faculty: Total: 260, 57% full-time, 22% with terminal degrees. Student/faculty ratio: 15:1.

Majors: Accounting; accounting technology and bookkeeping; acting; administrative assistant and secretarial science; agricultural business and management; agriculture; airline pilot and flight crew; animal sciences; anthropology; art; art teacher education; athletic training; autobody/collision and repair technology; automobile/automotive mechanics technology; biology/biological sciences; business administration and management; business automation/technology/data entry; chemistry; clinical laboratory science/medical technology; computer and information systems security; computer programming; construction management; construction trades; criminal justice/law enforcement administration; crisis/emergency/disaster management; dance; diesel mechanics technology; drafting and design technology; economics; electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology; elementary education; emergency medical technology (EMT paramedic); energy management and systems technology; engineering; English; entrepreneurship; environmental science; fine/studio arts; fire science/firefighting; foreign languages and literatures; forensic science and technology; general studies; geographic information science and cartography; geology/earth science; graphic design; health services/allied health/health sciences; history; hospitality administration; industrial mechanics and maintenance technology; international relations and affairs; journalism; kindergarten/preschool education; legal assistant/paralegal; liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies; machine tool technology; manufacturing engineering technology; marketing/marketing management; mass communication/media; mathematics; mining technology; museum studies; music; musical theater; music performance; music teacher education; nutrition sciences; occupational therapist assistant; pharmacy technician; photography; physical education teaching and coaching; physics; political science and government; pre-dentistry studies; pre-law studies; premedical studies; pre-occupational therapy; pre-optometry; pre-pharmacy studies; pre-physical therapy; pre-veterinary studies; psychology; radiologic technology/science; range science and management; registered nursing/registered nurse; respiratory care therapy; retailing; robotics technology; social studies teacher education; social work; sociology; speech communication and rhetoric; statistics related; substance abuse/addiction counseling; technology/industrial arts teacher education; theater design and technology; water quality and wastewater treatment management and recycling technology; web/multimedia management and webmaster; web page, digital/multimedia and information resources design; welding technology; wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management; womens studies.

Academics: Calendar: semesters. Degree: certificates and associate. Special study options: academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, advanced placement credit, cooperative education, distance learning, English as a second language, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, services for LD students, summer session for credit.

Library: Goodstein Foundation Library with 128,000 titles, 385 serial subscriptions, an OPAC, a Web page.

Student Life: Housing Options: coed. Campus housing is university owned. Activities and Organizations: drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, choral group, Student Senate, Student Activities Board, Agriculture Club, Theater Club, Phi Theta Kappa. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late-night transport/escort service. Student services: health clinic, personal/psychological counseling.

Athletics: Member NJCAA. Intercollegiate sports: basketball M(s)/W(s), equestrian sports M/W, volleyball W(s). Intramural sports: basketball M/W, bowling M/W, football M/W, golf M/W, racquetball M/W, soccer M/W, softball M/W, tennis M/W.

Costs (201213): Tuition: state resident $1800 full-time, $75 per credit hour part-time; nonresident $5400 full-time, $225 per credit hour part-time. Required fees: $432 full-time, $18 per credit hour part-time. Room and board: $5530. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Payment plan: deferred payment. Waivers: senior citizens and employees or children of employees.

Financial Aid: Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2011, 80 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2000).

Applying: Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Application deadlines: 8/15 (freshmen), 8/15 (transfers). Notification: continuous until 8/15 (freshmen), continuous until 8/15 (transfers).

Freshman Application Contact: Mrs. Kyla Foltz, Director of Admissions Services, Casper College, 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601. Phone: 307-268-2111. Toll-free phone: 800-442-2963. Fax: 307-268-2611. E-mail: kfoltz@caspercollege.edu.
Website: http://www.caspercollege.edu/.

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, Wyoming

State and locally supported 2-year, founded 1966, part of Wyoming Community College Commission

Small-town 200-acre campus

Endowment $13.8 million

Coed, 2,164 undergraduate students, 39% full-time, 58% women, 42% men

Undergraduates: 838 full-time, 1,326 part-time. Students come from 45 states and territories; 7 other countries; 14% are from out of state; 1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino; 7% Hispanic/Latino; 0.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; 0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino; 11% American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino; 3% Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino; 2% Race/ethnicity unknown; 0.4% international; 5% transferred in; 8% live on campus. Retention: 52% of full-time freshmen returned.

Freshmen: Admission: 478 applied, 478 admitted, 266 enrolled. Average high school GPA: 2.99. Test scores: SAT critical reading scores over 500: 33%; SAT math scores over 500: 17%; ACT scores over 18: 69%; ACT scores over 24: 20%; ACT scores over 30: 2%.

Faculty: Total: 152, 32% full-time, 46% with terminal degrees. Student/faculty ratio: 16:1.

Majors: Accounting; accounting technology and bookkeeping; acting; administrative assistant and secretarial science; agricultural and domestic animal services related; agricultural business and management; American Indian/Native American studies; area studies related; art; athletic training; automobile/automotive mechanics technology; biology/biological sciences; business administration and management; business automation/technology/data entry; business/commerce; carpentry; child-care and support services management; commercial photography; computer science; computer technology/computer systems technology; criminal justice/law enforcement administration; culinary arts; customer service support/call center/teleservice operation; dental assisting; dramatic/theater arts; early childhood education; elementary education; emergency medical technology (EMT paramedic); engineering; English; environmental/environmental health engineering; environmental science; equestrian studies; fire science/firefighting; general studies; geology/earth science; graphic design; health services/allied health/health sciences; homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and protective services related; hotel/motel administration; international/global studies; manufacturing engineering; mathematics; medical office assistant; music; occupational safety and health technology; office occupations and clerical services; parks, recreation and leisure; parks, recreation and leisure facilities management; physical sciences; pre-law studies; psychology; radio and television; range science and management; registered nursing/registered nurse; rehabilitation and therapeutic professions related; secondary education; selling skills and sales; social sciences; teacher assistant/aide; theater design and technology; welding technology.