Defiance College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Defiance College was established in 1850. It is a private, non-profit four-year college of liberal arts situated in Defiance, Ohio. The campus includes more than 15 buildings, which are spread across an area of 150 acres. The college offers a number of majors, which lead to bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Various pre-professional courses are also available at DC:

• Division of Arts and Humanities
• Division of Behavioral and Applied Social Science
• Division of Business and Allied Health
• Division of Education/ Sport Science
• Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Defiance College supports a number of fraternities and sororities like the Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Xi Delta and Phi Sigma Chi. In addition, students participate in a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, softball and volleyball. The college’s athletics teams are known as the Yellow Jackets.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Church of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, security and law enforcement, nutrition and exercise therapy, family and social work, and business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• 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.

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,001 in 2009-2010 (914 full-time equivalent).

About 60% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 40% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Defiance College provides on-campus housing for 547 of its 914 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (67 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (53 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (17 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Christian Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (25 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

• Psychology