Belhaven College

Belhaven College is a privately-run institution located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1883 by the Presbyterian Church. However, it is presently run by an independent Board of Trustees. The College grants admission to more than 1,300 students every year.

The academic departments under Belhaven College include the following:

• Biology
• Creative Writing
• Education
• English
• Humanities
• Math
• Visual Arts

The college's sports teams for men and women are known as the Blazers and Lady Blazers respectively. The official mascot is the Blazer. Men from Belhaven College participate in intercollegiate cross country, basketball, golf, football, baseball, tennis, and soccer. Women from the college participate in intercollegiate volleyball, softball, tennis, cross country, basketball, and soccer. The cheerleading squad, known as the Belhaven Blazer Cheerleaders, accompanies the teams to various championships in order to act as college ambassadors as well as to inspire the teams.

Belhaven College Highlights

Where Belhaven College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and drama and performing arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Belhaven Students

The student enrollment at Belhaven was 2,485 in 2007-2008 (2,245 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Belhaven participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Housing and Meals

Belhaven provides on-campus housing for 562 of its 2,245 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Belhaven Athletics

School sports include football (Mid-South Conference), basketball (Gulf Coast Athletic Conference), baseball (Gulf Coast Athletic Conference), and track (Gulf Coast Athletic Conference).

Belhaven offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 63 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 27 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

Belhaven Admissions (2008-2009)

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