Crossroads College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Crossroads College, originally known as the Minnesota Bible College, is a coeducational Christian institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. David E. Olson established the college in 1913. After a few name changes, it was given its present name in 2002. The college’s campus is spread across an area of 40 acres. The institute offers Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in diverse areas of study. It also provides a 2-year Associates of Arts degree in Theological and Biblical Studies.

Crossroads College sponsors several student groups, including The Ambassadors, the International Students Fellowship and Chorale and Outreach Teams, including Staged Reactions drama troupe, the Adoration Vocal Ensemble and the worship bands. The institute fields teams in basketball, soccer and volleyball. Crossroads College belongs to the Association of Christian College Athletics and the Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Churches and Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling and religion and philosophy.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 161 in 2009-2010 (150 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 8% 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

Crossroads provides on-campus housing for 160 of its 150 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (6 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology