Corban College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Corban University, until recently known as Corban College, was originally established as a Bible institute in 1935 in Phoenix, Arizona. It shifted to California in 1946, and was renamed Western Baptist Bible College. It again moved in 1969, this time to Oregon, where it operates today as a private and independent Baptist university. The college was named Corban College in 2005 and then changed to Corban University a few years later.

The campus of Corban University is based on the outskirts of Salem, Oregon. Altogether, the institution owns nearly 100 acres of land in the area. Students are offered graduate degree programs in counseling, education and business.

Corban University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and it sponsors 13 athletic teams in sports like baseball, volleyball, softball, golf, cross country, and track & field. The university's athletic teams are nicknamed the Warriors.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling and education and teaching.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• 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 1,031 in 2009-2010 (945 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 43% of enrolled students and graduate students are 57%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Corban provides on-campus housing for 538 of its 945 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Cascade Collegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 70 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (63 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (44 awarded)

• Education

LIBERAL ARTS (28 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Psychology