Eckerd College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, science, therapy and counseling, fine arts, business and management, and liberal arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,508 in 2009-2010 (2,511 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Eckerd provides on-campus housing for 1,474 of its 2,511 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Sunshine State Conference for major sports.

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (160 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Human Resources Management and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (34 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

FINE ARTS (15 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (140 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Chinese Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (23 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies
• Journalism
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (81 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (67 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology