Crown College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Crown College is a Christian college, located in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota in the United States, which is west of Minneapolis. Founded in 1916 by four students seeking to study the Bible, Crown soon became known as St. Paul Bible Institute. In the 1950's it changed its name to St. Paul Bible College. It got its present name in the year 1992 in response to its expansion of majors and areas of study.

The college offers certificate's, bachelor's and master's degree programs in several subjects. It also conducts Adult and Graduate Studies, also known as the AGS program which provides advanced education to working professionals. It has an impressive enrollment of international students.

The college is spread across an area of 212 acres. Crown has an active campus life. There are several student groups, associations, and organizations operating for the student’s development. The college publishes several books and articles about current issues. The college is an NCAA Division III school whose 11 sports teams are nicknamed the Storm.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christ and Missionary Alliance Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, office and administration, and education and teaching.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• 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:

• 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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,229 in 2009-2010 (1,023 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Crown College provides on-campus housing for 551 of its 1,023 (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 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• System Administration/Administrator

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (60 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (11 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Linguistics

MEDIA (14 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (33 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (77 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Christian Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology