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Belmont Abbey College is a private, liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina. BAC was founded in 1876 and today sits upon an area of 650 acres. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in several subjects, including accounting, business management, economics and psychology. In addition, the college also offers several career and pre-professional programs, including dentistry, medicine, optometry, pharmacy and pre-law.
BAC has several student clubs and organizations on campus. The Ballroom Dancing Club, the Elite Dance Team, the Abbey Chorus, College Republicans and Crusaders for Life are some student-run clubs. The college also has an active Greek life, with chapters of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Delta Psi Theta, Phi Kappa Theta, Sigma Alpha and Alpha Sigma Pi.
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Campus Location100 Belmont-Mt Holly Road
Belmont, NC 28012-1802
USA
Main Tel: (704) 825-6700
Web Site The campus is in a medium-sized suburb. |
Belmont Abbey College HighlightsWhere Belmont Abbey College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in business and management and education and teaching.
- Large number of students.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 128 | 17 |
Belmont Abbey StudentsThe student enrollment at Belmont Abbey was 1,337 in 2007 (1,275 full-time equivalent). About 57% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 43% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 18,796 | | Room | $ 5,613 | | Board | $ 4,100 | | Books and supplies | $ 900 | | Other | $ 3,700 |
Financial Aid: Belmont Abbey participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 34 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 6 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 14 |
Housing and MealsBelmont Abbey provides on-campus housing for 625 of its 1,275 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Belmont Abbey AthleticsBelmont Abbey is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports. Belmont Abbey offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 93 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 89 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .
Belmont Abbey Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 70% | | Women | 70% | | All | 70% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 450-570 | | Math | 460-550 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (56 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (35 awarded) - Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
LIBERAL ARTS (12 awarded) - Economics
- English Language and Literature
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded) - Philosophy
- Theology/Theological Studies
SCIENCE (7 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Belmont Abbey with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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