Bethune-Cookman University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Bethune Cookman College gained university status in the year 2007 and is now known as Bethune Cookman University. The institute was originally established in the year 1904 and is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. This historically black university enrolls more than 3,000 students on an annual basis. There are seven degree granting schools under this university:

• School of Arts and Humanities
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Graduate and Professional Studies
• School of Nursing
• School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics
• School of Social Sciences

Bethune Cookman University, or BCU, has more than 50 student clubs and organizations on campus. These include Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Young Democrats, Circle K International, and African Student Association. BC's male students participate in sports such as baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, and football, and the women participate in basketball, bowling, softball, volleyball, and tennis.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in music, security and law enforcement, media, and hospitality.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• 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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Bethune Cookman is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 3,633 in 2009-2010 (3,512 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 93% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bethune Cookman provides on-campus housing for 1,818 of its 3,512 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 191 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 83 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (98 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (64 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

HOSPITALITY (13 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (49 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (34 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (13 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (19 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (64 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (37 awarded)

• Psychology