Eastern Gateway Community College 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. Sites are located in Steubenville, Lisbon, Canfield, Youngstown, and Warren.
Contents |
The school states that it "embraces an open door admissions policy" requiring only a GED, high school diploma, or an acceptable home school program. Applications are available on the schools website. Eastern Gateway Community College offers placement test for newly enrolled students to put them in what they feel are appropriate classes.[1]
Eastern Gateway Community College has 4 academic program fields each of these fields contain several degrees. They are business technologies, engineering technologies, health technologies, and humanities and social sciences.[2]
Tuition for in-state students enrolled during the 2009-2010 academic year was $2,800. Eastern Gateway Community College has the third lowest tuition rates in the state of Ohio.[3]
The enrollment of Eastern Gateway Community College was at 2,063 students for the Fall 2009 semester according to the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education.[4]
1st Year Students[5]:
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% Whit/Non-Hispanic <1% Non-Resident Alien 1% Race/Ethnicity Unreported