Barton College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Barton College is a private, liberal arts, college located in Wilson, North Carolina, United States, was established in 1902 by the Christian Church as Atlantic Christian College. It was renamed to Barton College in 1990. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The college is organized into the following academic divisions:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Behavioral Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Nursing

Barton College boasts of an active student life. The campus is home to a wide variety of student clubs and Greek organizations. The more popular ones include Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, Phi Beta Lambda Business, Student Government Association, and Honors Co-Curricular Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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 1,155 in 2009-2010 (1,062 full-time equivalent).

About 32% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 68% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 71% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Barton provides on-campus housing for 638 of its 1,062 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 76 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 65 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (38 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (37 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (9 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (12 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology