Hilbert College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Hilbert College was established in 1957. It is a private four-year catholic college located in Hamburg, New York. The campus of the college is spread across an area of 50 acres. The institution awards bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. Programs are offered in more than 12 areas for bachelor’s degree courses. Besides that, several minor and concentrations courses are also available. The institution provides opportunities of studying abroad in countries like Australia, England, Greece, Ireland and Italy.

Hilbert College sponsors a number of recognized students clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Common Ground Club, Campus Ministry Club, Students in Free Enterprise, the Campus Activities Advisory Board and the Students Against Destructive Decisions.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, family and social work, and law.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 996 in 2009-2010 (776 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

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

Room and Board

Hilbert provides on-campus housing for 265 of its 776 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Management Information Systems

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (20 awarded)

• Human Services

LAW (25 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (114 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology