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Dordt College is a private, Christian, liberal arts college located in Sioux Center, United States of America, and was established in 1955. The college has over 25 buildings spread across 115-acres. The college provides bachelor’s, associate’s and master’s degree programs in several subjects including education, English, political science and engineering. In addition the college also offers off-campus and pre-professional programs in several subjects. The college has an impressive enrollment of international students as well.
Dordt College has an active campus life. There are several clubs and organizations operating in the campus. Comedy League, Computer Club, Creation Care Club, Flying Club and Dance Club are some of the clubs which are operated by the students in the campus. The college also operates a Student's Activity Committee, which organizes several programs for students. The College also has several publications which publish the latest news of the campus.
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Campus Location498 4th Ave NE Sioux Center, IA 51250-1697 USA Main Tel: (712) 722-6000 Web Site The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities. |
Dordt College HighlightsWhere Dordt College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Christian Reformed Church religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in animal science and care.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 280 | 80 | | Associate | 9 | 4 | | Master | 5 | 1 |
Dordt StudentsThe student enrollment at Dordt was 1,301 in 2007 (1,260 full-time equivalent). About 55% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 45% of the class. Undergrads are 96% of enrolled students and graduate students are 4%. About 10% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 90% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 19,900 | | Room | $ 2,880 | | Board | $ 2,580 | | Books and supplies | $ 840 | | Other | $ 3,100 |
Financial Aid: Dordt participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| Without tenure; tenure not available | | 77 |
Housing and MealsDordt provides on-campus housing for 1,236 of its 1,260 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.
Dordt AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Dordt is in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports. Dordt offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 137 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 111 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .
Dordt Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 88% | | Women | 88% | | All | 88% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 460-610 | | Math | 480-620 | | Writing | 460-600 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded) - Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling
- Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
- Agriculture
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (10 awarded) ART STUDIES (5 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Finance
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded) - Acting
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (55 awarded) - Agricultural Teacher Education
- Business Teacher Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teacher Assistant/Aide
ENGINEERING (20 awarded) - Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded) FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded) FINE ARTS (4 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (2 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (38 awarded) - American History (United States)
- English Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
MATHEMATICS (4 awarded) - Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
MEDIA (9 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Communications Technology/Technician
- Journalism
- Public Relations/Image Management
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded) - Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
MEDICINE (0 awarded) - Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
MUSIC (3 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded) - Health and Physical Education/Fitness
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded) - Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (10 awarded) - Commercial and Advertising Art
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded) - Bible/Biblical Studies
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
- Philosophy
- Religious/Sacred Music
- Theology and Religious Vocations
- Theology/Theological Studies
SCIENCE (14 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Physics
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)
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