Eckerd College

Eckerd College, also known as EC, is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1958 as Florida Presbyterian College. The college's first president was William Kadel. The first classes were held in 1960 with 155 students and 22 faculty members. It moved to its present location in 1963. It was renamed Eckerd College in 1972 after Jack M. Eckerd. The campus spreads overs an area of more than 180 acres.

EC students can become involved in more than 50 clubs and organizations including Amnesty International, Bike Club, Student Alumni Club, Creative Writing Club, International Student Association, Tofun Club, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Alliance of Concerned Individuals, and Omicron Delta Kappa. The college also publishes a student newspaper called "The Triton."

EC's athletic teams participate in the Sunshine State Conference and are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). They are called the Tritons.

Eckerd College Highlights

Where Eckerd College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, science, business and management, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Eckerd Students

The student enrollment at Eckerd was 2,544 in 2007 (2,260 full-time equivalent).

About 20% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 30% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 50% are full-time and 50% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Eckerd participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Eckerd provides on-campus housing for 1,471 of its 2,260 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Eckerd Athletics

Eckerd is in the Sunshine State Conference for major sports.

Eckerd offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 32 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 18 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Eckerd Admissions (2007)

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