Greensboro College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Greensboro College, also known as GC, is a four year, independent, coeducational institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. GC was founded in the year 1838. The college campus is spread across an area of 80 acres. GC offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in several subjects including arts, business administration, music education, and science. The college also offers several special programs in athletic training education, and criminal justice, as well as executive bachelor's degree and honors programs.

Greensboro College supports a wide variety of clubs and organizations. Students are members of the Greensboro College Martial Arts Club, Presbyterian Campus Ministries, Strong Sisters United, and Alpha Xi Delta. “The Collegian” is the campus newspaper published by the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, art studies, nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, and liberal arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for 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, 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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,279 in 2009-2010 (1,133 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Greensboro provides on-campus housing for 608 of its 1,133 (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 Division III Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (49 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (57 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

LIBERAL ARTS (63 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (4 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology