Covenant College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Covenant College is a four-year Christian liberal arts college, located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, United States, and was established in 1955. Covenant College campus sits upon an area of 300 acres. The college offers bachelor's and master's degree program in several areas of study. It also offers several pre-professional programs like the pre-law, pre-medical and pre-nursing studies. It has an impressive enrollment of international students.

Covenant College has an active student life. There are several student clubs, organizations and associations which sponsor and organize several student activities. Biology Club, Campus Activities Board Cultural Diversity Program and Drama Association are some of the student clubs and associations operated in the campus. Mu Alpha Theta Prime and Mu Kappa are some of the honors societies in the campus. The college also operates an internet-based radio station WKLT Scots, which organizes various student programs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• The Presbyterian Church in America religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, business and management, and fine arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

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.
• 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 1,343 in 2009-2010 (1,291 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 96% of enrolled students and graduate students are 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Covenant provides on-campus housing for 951 of its 1,291 (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

The school is in the Appalachian Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 76 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 68 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (112 awarded)

• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (61 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (74 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (22 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Psychology