Adams State College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Adams State College, also referred to as ASC, is a coeducational, public, state-supported, liberal arts college located in Alamosa, Colorado, United States. It is situated in Colorado's San Luis Valley. The campus is stretched across an area of approximately 90 acres.

The departments at Adams State College include the following:

• Art
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Communications
• Computer Science
• Earth Sciences
• English
• History/Government/Philosophy
• Human Performance & Physical Education

The College's sports teams are called the ASC Grizzlies. The official mascot is a grizzly bear. The College sponsors basketball, volleyball, racquetball, baseball, wrestling, track and field, softball, and football.

Notable alumni of Adams State College include John T. Salazar, United States Congressman; Myron Thompson, Canadian Member of Parliament; Chuck Asay, editorial cartoonist; and Gary W. Gallagher, noted American Civil War scholar.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, therapy and counseling, drama and performing arts, and fine arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,920 in 2009-2010 (2,413 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Adams State provides on-campus housing for 1,116 of its 2,413 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 171 male students received the aid (men were 65% of those receiving aid) and 91 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 35% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Adams State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (69 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (75 awarded)

• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (145 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (88 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology