Brevard College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Brevard College, also known as BC, is a private, liberal arts United Methodist college located in Brevard, North Carolina. It was established in 1934, as a result of a merger between Weaver College and Rutherford College. Brevard College confers several undergraduate degrees in diverse areas of study including environmental studies, ecology, mathematics, psychology, theater studies, music and history.

Brevard College has an active student life with several on-campus clubs and organizations. They include Student Government Associate, Music Educators National Conference, Brevard Percussion Society, and Peer Health Advocating Team. Brevard College’s athletics department sponsors several men’s and women’s sports teams. They compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), and Division II of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association).

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, nutrition and exercise therapy, mathematics, fine arts, conservation and resource management, and science.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 650 in 2009-2010 (646 full-time equivalent).

About 64% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 36% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 2% 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

Brevard provides on-campus housing for 590 of its 646 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the South Atlantic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 101 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 72 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% 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 (21 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (21 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Pedagogy
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Ecology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology