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Hesston College

Hesston College, located in Hesston, Kansas, was established in 1909. It is a private, two-year college with a 50-acre campus housing over 10 buildings. The college offers two-year associate’s degrees, four-year transfer programs and pre-professional programs in areas such as aviation, bible study, business, computer information technology, nursing and pastoral ministries. It also offers pre-dental, pre-medicine and pre-law programs.

Hesston College has an active athletics department, sponsoring teams in basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis and volleyball. Hesston College offers meritorious students financial aid in the form of scholarship programs and grants.

Campus Location

301 South Main
Hesston, KS 67062-2093
USA
Main Tel: (620) 327-4221
Web Site

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

Hesston College Highlights

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

  • Mennonite Church religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts and religion and philosophy.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate1589

Hesston Students

The student enrollment at Hesston was 432 in 2007 (402 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 12% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 88% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 17,416
Room$ 3,708
Board$ 2,472
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,400

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

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

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  34

Housing and Meals

Hesston provides on-campus housing for 420 of its 402 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

  • Business/Commerce

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

LIBERAL ARTS (95 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (45 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

  • Natural Sciences

TRANSPORTATION (4 awarded)

  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Hesston with government-defined occupation categories.)

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