Hannibal-Lagrange College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Hannibal-LaGrange College was established in 1858. It is a private four-year Christian college of liberal arts located in Hannibal, Missouri. The College provides over 30 majors. The institution also provides several adult education and continuing education courses. A wide variety of courses are also offered online. Students are given opportunities to study overseas.

HLG has an active student life. The campus is home to several student-run clubs and organizations. These are the Christian Ministry Vocations Fellowship, the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference, the International Student Organization and the Physical Education and Recreation League, among others. The institution also hosts several Greek organizations like Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Delta, Phi Beta Lambda and Alpha Chi.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• 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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,099 in 2009-2010 (1,093 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Hannibal Lagrange provides on-campus housing for 501 of its 1,093 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Midwest Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 53 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 61 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (71 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (95 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (20 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (6 awarded)

• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (28 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (23 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology