Forrest Junior College

601 E River St, Anderson, SC 29624

http://www.forrestcollege.edu/

School Description

Provided by Forrest Junior College

Forrest Junior College can help you realize your personal and career objectives. Our small class sizes allow us to give each student individualized and personalized attention. We're friendly. We thrive on diversity, independent thinking, and the sharing of ideas and opinions. Our students range in age from their teens (right out of high school) through their seventies. Some are married, some are single, and some are single parents. Because many of our students work full-time jobs while attending school, we offer day and evening classes to accommodate most schedules. We also provide free childcare service while you attend classes.

The mission of Forrest Junior College is to provide an environment that inspires students to more fully develop the confidence to reach their personal and professional goals. The College strives to attain its mission by providing appropriate educational experiences that stress personal and academic goal attainment and emphasize the importance of learning as a life-long process through both individual and group work. The educational purpose of Forrest Junior College is to provide initial training, re-training, and updating skills through its two-year educational programs culminating in an associate degree. Students are primarily prepared for careers in business, computer technology, allied health occupations, and applied electronics.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
For Profit
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
94%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 8,200
Students Receiving Aid:
89%
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Degree Programs at Forrest Junior College

Associate's Level Programs

  • Business

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      • Business/Commerce
        This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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Certificate Programs at Forrest Junior College

  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
        Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
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      • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
        A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Blood Bank Technology Specialist
        Learn to perform routine and specialized blood testing procedures, collect and process blood donations, and support physicians and other clinicians administering transfusion therapy. This technical program enables students to be a part of the life saving collection of blood by providing them with the necessary instruction including instruction in basic cellular biology, immunohematology, blood bank procedures, blood typing, antigen and antibody identification tests, hemolytic and transfusion responses and diseases, donor selection, blood drawing and storage, blood separation, viral marker testing, laboratory and personnel supervision, safety and sterilization, and applicable laws and regulations.
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      • Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology; medical microbiology; immunohematology; immunology; clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.
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      • Medical/Clinical Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures.
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  • Technology

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    • Information Systems Operation and Management See more schools with programs in Information Systems Operation and Management
    • Networking See more schools with programs in Networking
      • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
        A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in operating systems and applications; systems design and analysis; networking theory and solutions; types of networks; network management and control; network and flow optimization; security; configuring; and troubleshooting.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 94%
Part-Time 6%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 60%
African-American 39%
Other 1%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 83%
Out-of-State 17%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
South Carolina 83%
Georgia 2%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 8,200    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 7,400    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 600    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,950 89%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,000 4%  
Any Aid:
  89%  

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Forrest Junior College
Anderson, SC 29624
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