Greenville College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Greenville College, established in 1855 as Almira College, was given its present name in 1892. It is a private, non-profit, four-year College of liberal arts located in Greenville, Illinois. It was an all-female Baptist School which is now affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. The existence of the college was a step forward in the woman’s suffrage and liberation movement.

Greenville College offers under-graduate and graduate programs. The most popular courses include music, education and teaching, and business and management. The other departments include communication, biology, management, philosophy and religion.

Greenville College engages in various sports such as basketball, baseball, soccer and volleyball. They also have two clubs – cheerleading and the dance team. The teams compete in the NCAA, division III as well as the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). The college is also affiliated with the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Free Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, education and teaching, and business and management.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,618 in 2009-2010 (1,591 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Greenville provides on-campus housing for 802 of its 1,591 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (118 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (126 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (36 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (19 awarded)

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
• Communication and Media Studies
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management

MUSIC (21 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (19 awarded)

• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

• Psychology