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Eastern Gateway Community College

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Type
  
Community college

Students
  
2,904

Website
  
www.egcc.edu

Graduation rate
  
24% (2014)

Established
  
1968 (1968)

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+1 740-264-5591

Eastern Gateway Community College

Location
  
Steubenville, Youngstown, Warren, Ohio, United States

Address
  
4000 Sunset Blvd, Steubenville, OH 43952, USA

Subsidiaries
  
Columbiana County Vocational School, The Valley Center, Trumbull Career & Tech Center

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 3,405 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 4,350 USD (2015)

Similar
  
Belmont College, Mahoning County Career a, Columbiana County Vocation, Washington State Communi, Marion Technical College

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Eastern Gateway Community College is a community college with one main campus in Steubenville, Ohio, as well as two smaller satellites in Youngstown and Warren, Ohio.

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History

was founded in 1966 as Jefferson County Technical Institute, opening its doors for the first time in 1968 to serve the residents of Jefferson County, Ohio. It later changed its name to Jefferson Technical College in 1977. In 1995, the technical college became a community college and the name changed once more to Jefferson Community College. In 2009, the college expanded its service district to include three Ohio counties in addition to the original Jefferson: Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull. This resulted in a further name change and the college became known as Eastern Gateway Community College in October 2009.

Admissions

The college states that it "embraces an open door admissions policy." Applications are available on the college's website. Eastern Gateway Community College offers placement testing for newly enrolled students to put them in what they feel are appropriate classes.

Academic programs

Eastern Gateway Community College offers 60 majors in the areas of business technologies, information technologies, engineering technologies, health and public services. The degrees offered are Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Business, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Technical Studies, and Associate of Individualized Studies.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition for in-state students enrolled during the 2014-2015 academic year was $111 per credit hour. Eastern Gateway Community College has one of the lowest tuition rates in the state of Ohio.

Enrollment

The enrollment of Eastern Gateway Community College was at 2,904 students for the Fall 2013 semester according to the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education.

Student Body Profile

1st Year Students:

  • 82% In-State
  • 19% Out of State
  • 24% Part-time
  • 57% Women
  • 43% Men
  • 1% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 5% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 2% Hispanic
  • 92% White/Non-Hispanic
  • <1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 1% Race/Ethnicity Unreported
  • References

    Eastern Gateway Community College Wikipedia