Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College, a bible college located in Moore, Oklahoma, was named in honor of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. Established in 1959, in the basement of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Tulsa, the present campus was opened in 1966. Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College offers associate's and bachelor's degree programs as well as a master's degree program in ministry.

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College’s athletics department sponsors several men’s and women’s sports teams which participate in baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and softball. The sports teams are nicknamed as the Hillsdale Saints and the college is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), as well as the ACCA.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Free Will Baptist Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and religion and philosophy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• 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: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 94% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 257 in 2009-2010 (204 full-time equivalent).

About 70% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 30% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College provides on-campus housing for 160 of its 204 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Religious Education
• Theological and Ministerial Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Psychology