Bluefield College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

The Bluefield College was founded by the Baptist General Association of Virginia in 1922. It has a campus area of 82 acres and student capacity of over 700. The Bluefield College is a liberal arts college offering majors in over 20 subjects. It has regional offices located in Roanoke and Richmond. The Bluefield College offers bachelor’s as well as accelerated degrees in various arts and science subjects. The major divisions in the college include:

• Division of Adult Undergraduate Programs
• Division of Business
• Division of Christian Studies
• Division of Education
• Division of Fine Arts
• Division of Exercise and Sports Science
• Division of Literature, Language and Communications
• Division of Fine Arts
• Division of Social Science
• Division of Science and Mathematics

The Bluefield College has an active Greek life consisting of fraternities and sororities such as Alpha Delta, Beta Chi Delta and Kappa Psi Omicron. The college also has clubs such as the Appalachian Trail Club, Bluefield College Arts Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Student Ambassadors.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, business and management, and security and law enforcement.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 736 in 2009-2010 (1,055 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 18% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 82% are full-time and 18% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bluefield provides on-campus housing for 300 of its 1,055 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 54 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 55 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (117 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Organizational Behavior Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (23 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Graphic Communications

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (41 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (76 awarded)

• Psychology