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Penn Valley Community College

Penn Valley Community College


Official telephone: (816) 759-4050
Fax number: (816) 759-4161
Website: www.kcmetro.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,627
Full-time undergraduates: 1,457
Part-time undergraduates: 3,170
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 29
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
First-year student breakdown:
25.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.5% Hispanic
54.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
11.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
29.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.0% Hispanic
54.7% White (non-Hispanic)
0.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
7.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 25 acres
City or town school is located in: Kansas City
Population of city/town: 435,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
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: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1101
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, day care
Counseling services:
older student, personal, academic
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): Spectrum
Number of honor societies: 1
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
choral and drama groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Marcus Harvey,
Athletic Director
School colors: red and white
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Women's basketballno 

Athletic facilities:
fitness center

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:
Central Missouri State University, University of Missouri--Kansas City.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 90% within two years of graduation