Carthage College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Carthage College was established in 1847 and was named The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West. It was founded by German Lutherans. At that time, the college was situated in Hillsboro, Illinois, United States. Later, in 1852, it was relocated to Springfield, Illinois, and operated as Illinois State University. The college closed in 1869 and reopened in 1870 as Carthage College. This time, the college was located in Carthage, Illinois. In 1962, the college moved to its present location in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Carthage College is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Division of Education
• Division of Fine Arts
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Sciences
• Division of Social Sciences

Carthage College has an active Greek Life. It is home to approximately 15 sororities and fraternities including Beta Phi Epsilon, Tau Delta Psi, Delta Omega Nu, Tau Sigma Phi, Kappa Phi Eta, Phi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Chi, Delta Upsilon, Pi Theta, Sigma Omega Sigma, Alpha Chi Omega, and Delta Sigma Theta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, law, nutrition and exercise therapy, science, music, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,972 in 2009-2010 (2,885 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Carthage College provides on-campus housing for 1,674 of its 2,885 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Carthage College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (124 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing Research

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (8 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (53 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (40 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (77 awarded)

• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Economics
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (35 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (20 awarded)

• Psychology