Blue Mountain College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Blue Mountain College is a Christian Liberal Arts College located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. Civil War Brigadier General Mark Perrin Lowrey established the school in 1873. It was originally an all women’s college, but became a co-educational institution in 2005. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Blue Mountain College’s campus is home to several student club and organizations, including the Baptist Student Union, Campus Kappa Kappa Iota, the Cap and Gown Honor Society, the Mississippi Association of Educators-Student Program and the Physical Education Majors Club, among others. The college also offers financial aid to its needy students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, therapy and counseling, and religion and philosophy.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 470 in 2009-2010 (475 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Blue Mountain provides on-campus housing for 232 of its 475 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the TranSouth Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 3 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 100% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Blue Mountain 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 (7 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (63 awarded)

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

LIBERAL ARTS (9 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Natural Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology