Dordt College

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.

Campus Location

498 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 Highlights

Where 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
Bachelor	280	80
Associate	9	4
Master	5	1

Dordt Students

The 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
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.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Dordt:

School	Location	Enrollment
Dana College	Blair, NE	634
Centenary College of Louisiana	Shreveport, LA	938
West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, WV	1,275
Hastings College	Hastings, NE	1,138
Augustana College	Sioux Falls, SD	1,745
Central Methodist University	Fayette, MO	934
Benedictine College	Atchison, KS	1,829
William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	1,329
Bethany College	Lindsborg, KS	537
Alderson Broaddus College	Philippi, WV	751

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
Without tenure; tenure not available		77

Housing and Meals

Dordt 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 Athletics

School 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
Men	88%
Women	88%
All	88%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	460-610
Math	480-620
Writing	460-600

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)

Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

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)

Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (2 awarded)

Plant Sciences

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)

Music Performance

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)

Psychology