Bluefield State College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Bluefield State College, also known as BSC, is located in Bluefield, West Virginia. It was established in 1895 as Bluefield Colored Institute and is a historically black college. BSC has education centers in Summersville, Beckley, Welch, and Lewisburg, West Virginia. The college offers an array of degrees and certificate programs through the following schools:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Engineering Technology & Computer Science
• School of Nursing and Allied Health

BSC is home to a number of Greek Organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Omega, Eta Omicron Tau, Phi Sigma Phi, Phi Sigma Zeta, Lambda Chi Omega, Delta Chi Omega, Phi Kappa Gamma, and Phi Alpha Chi.

BSC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. Their sports teams are called the Big Blues, and they are members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in engineering technician.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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.
• 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

Bluefield State is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,868 in 2009-2010 (1,746 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 35 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 37 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (28 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (51 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Mining Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (73 awarded)

• General Studies
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Social Sciences

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (29 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (76 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (23 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies