Chadron State College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Chadron State College, also known as CSC, is located in Chadron, Nebraska, United States. It was established by the Nebraska Legislature in June 1911. Joseph Sparks was the college's first president. CSC boasts of an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students per semester. The campus spreads across an area of more than 280 acres and comprises of approximately 25 major buildings including 5 residence halls. In fact, 5 major buildings of CSC are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. CSC is made up of the following academic units:

• School of Arts & Sciences
• School of Business, Economics, Applied & Mathematical Sciences
• School of Counseling, Education, Human Performance, Psychology, Social Work
• Schools of Graduate Studies

There are several student-run organizations at CSC including the Accounting Club, Campus Historical Forum, Chess Club, Council for Exceptional Children, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Professions Club, HYPER Majors Club, Legal Studies Club, International Club, and Omega Phi Rho.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, mathematics, drama and performing arts, landscaping and horticulture, music, science, and art studies.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,649 in 2009-2010 (2,221 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Chadron State provides on-campus housing for 1,306 of its 2,221 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 121 male students received the aid (men were 71% of those receiving aid) and 49 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 29% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Chadron State 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)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (98 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (129 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Superintendency and Educational System Administration
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (17 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (14 awarded)

• Range Science and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (27 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (7 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (6 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

SCIENCE (42 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (22 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (37 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology