Blackburn College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Blackburn College, which was established in 1837, was named in honor of Rev. Gideon Blackburn. This private, coeducational, liberal arts college is located in Carlinville, Illinois. It is one of the seven Work Colleges in the United States.

Blackburn College offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in various fields of study. Courses are available in art, sciences, business administration, economics, computer science, education, performing arts, mathematics, and Spanish. The college, through its Leadership Program, offers students the opportunity to earn a Leadership Certificate in addition to the graduate degree.

Students of Blackburn College are involved in on-campus clubs and organizations like the Common Ground, Cultural Expressions, BOSA, Blackburn Christian Fellowship, The Element, Madrigals, and Habitat for Humanity. They also publish a monthly newspaper called the "Burnian". In addition, the college fields athletics teams in baseball, cross country, golf, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. The teams are nicknamed the Beavers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, security and law enforcement, and mathematics.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 636 in 2009-2010 (580 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Blackburn provides on-campus housing for 493 of its 580 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (23 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Science Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (10 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

• Psychology