CUNY Medgar Evers College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Medgar Evers College is a public, co-educational college established on January 27, 1969. It is a part of the City University of New York system. The College is named after black civil rights activist, Medgar Wiley Evers. The college now grants admission to more than 5,500 students every year, on average.

The schools under MEC are:

• The School of Business
• The School of Professional and Community Development
• The School of Liberal Arts and Education
• The School of Science, Health, and Technology

The official mascot of MEC is the Cougar. Its sports teams participate in intercollegiate basketball, volleyball and soccer, among other sports.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management and education and teaching.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• 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 6,036 in 2009-2010 (4,663 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the City University of New York Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (236 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (83 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (20 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (219 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (78 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

SCIENCE (26 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (48 awarded)

• Psychology