Central College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Central College is located in Pella, Iowa, United States. It was founded in the year 1853. This college was formerly known as Central University of Iowa or CUI. The main campus spreads over an area of approximately 130 acres. Central college offers more than 35 academic majors in various fields of study including international management, political science, business management, elementary education, natural science, and computer science.

The college has an active Greek life. Some of the popular organizations are Beta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Tau, Alpha Zeta Chi, Psi Sigma Tau, and Theta Kappa Alpha. This college is home to a number of student clubs and organizations including the Central College Gospel Ensemble, Council for Exceptional Children, Phi Alpha Theta, Economics Club, and Business Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Reformed Church in America religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, mathematics, science, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,558 in 2009-2010 (1,617 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Central College provides on-campus housing for 1,434 of its 1,617 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (42 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (30 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (68 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (41 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (28 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology