Alderson Broaddus College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Alderson-Broaddus College, or A-B College, is located in Philippi, West Virginia. It traces its roots to Broaddus College which was established in 1871, and the Alderson Academy and Junior College which was founded in 1901. The status of these two institutions changed over the years, and they merged in 1932 to create Alderson-Broaddus College. A-B College is affiliated with the West Virginia Baptist Convention, and the American Baptist Churches, USA.

Alderson-Broaddus College has been ranked among the best baccalaureate colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition. Students are offered degree programs through the following academic divisions:

• Division of Education and Special Programs
• Division of Health Sciences
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Science
• Division of Social Sciences

Students of A-B College are members of over 30 on-campus organizations like the Association of Women Students, the Outdoor Club, the Computer Club, and the Art Guild. The college also hosts Greek letter organizations including Alpha Beta Nu, Chi Sigma Nu, Lambda Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Delta Sigma, Phi Kappa Delta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Sigma Alpha Iota.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• American Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

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.
• 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 738 in 2009-2010 (761 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Alderson Broaddus provides on-campus housing for 580 of its 761 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 46 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 34 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (13 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

• Family Systems

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (4 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (78 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Physician Assistant

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (33 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (30 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Psychology