College Profile: Saint Louis Community College
St Louis Community College expands minds and changes lives every day. We create accessible, dynamic learning environments focused on the needs of our diverse communities.
Forest Park is the district's city campus, conveniently located on Highway 40 (I-64) across from the world-famous St. Louis Zoo and 1,293-acre city park. We are adjacent to several other major health, cultural and educational centers, such as the St. Louis Science Center, Saint Louis University High School and the BJC medical complex.
Forest Park is Missouri's leading provider of health technology training, offering 18 medical programs ranging from Funeral Services and Diagnostic Medical Sonography to Dental Hygiene, Nursing and Respiratory Therapy.
We are the premier trainer for the hospitality industry in St. Louis, offering programs in Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts and Tourism. The campus houses a $5 million Hospitality Studies Center, as well as a Center of Excellence in Advanced Networking Technology.
Global education is a major focus for this cosmopolitan campus, which won a 2008 innovation award from the Institute of International Education at the United Nations. We welcome more than 700 international students from 70 countries, speaking more than 80 languages. The campus also supports the Harrison Education Center in North St. Louis, offering credit and non-credit courses and contractual training.
Drawing from its multicultural surroundings and its globalized curriculum, Forest Park’s student body is the definitive diverse population with students hailing from 70 different countries and speaking 80 different languages.
Forest Park has taken the lead in preparing students for careers in the high-tech field of advanced computer networking through its campus Center of Excellence, Advanced Network Training Center. The center is a certified Cisco Academy, which prepares students for certification exams such as Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional. As a regional Cisco Academy, the center also trains professionals to teach CCNA programs.
The campus is surrounded by major health centers, and as such is one of the area’s largest providers of trained allied health professionals in fields such as mammography, polysomnography and pharmacy tech.
In 2003, the campus opened the Jack E. Miller Hospitality Studies Center. Enrollment has consistently reached capacity for day, evening and weekend classes. A new degree program in baking and pastries is being added to the current offerings.
314-539-5000 (general)
314-644-9117 (financial aid)
314-644-9127 (admissions)
Mission Statement
St Louis Community College expands minds and changes lives every day. We create accessible, dynamic learning environments focused on the needs of our diverse communities.
General Information
Other Names |
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Type |
Public, 2-year |
Control |
Public |
Size |
10,000 - 19,999 |
Campus Setting |
City: Large |
Calendar System |
Semester |
Title IV Eligibility |
Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs |
Relgious Affiliation |
Not applicable |
College Student Services Offered
Yes |
Remedial Services | Yes |
Academic/career counseling service |
Yes |
Employment services for students | Yes |
Placement services for completers |
Yes |
On-campus day care for students' children | |
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College Special Learning Opportunities
No |
ROTC | Yes |
Distance learning opportunities |
No |
ROTC: Army | Yes |
Study abroad |
No |
ROTC: Navy | Yes |
Weekend/evening college |
No |
ROTC: Air Force | |
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Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
More info
Saint Louis Community College Website
Admissions Considerations & Recommendations
Open admission policy |
Yes |
Admission test scores |
Not applicable |
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language |
Not applicable |
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Student Body
11,564 |
Student Body Size | No |
On-Campus Housing |
0 |
Fall Applicants | 0 |
Total Dormitory Capacity |
0 |
Fall Admissions | |
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Geography
Gender
Ethnicity
College Levels Offered
Yes |
Less than one year certificate | Yes |
One but less than two years certificate |
Yes |
Associate's degree | No |
Two but less than 4 years certificate |
No |
Bachelor's degree | No |
Postbaccalaureate certificate |
No |
Master's degree | No |
Post-master's certificate |
No |
Doctor's degree | No |
First-professional degree |
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| No |
First-professional certificate |
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