Jarvis Christian College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Jarvis Christian College at Hawkins, Texas was established in 1912 by Thomas Buchanan Frost. It is a historically black, four-year college. Commonly abbreviated as JCC, the college offers its students with programs leading to bachelor’s and certificate degrees. The college offers courses in areas such as music, sociology, history, business, education, and biology. JCC is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Division of Arts and Sciences
• Division of Business Administration
• Division of Education

JCC has an active Greek life consisting of honor societies such as Sigma Tau Delta, Delta Mu Delta, Beta Kappa Chi, and Alpha Kappa Mu. The college also has other student’s organizations such as Social Sciences Club, English Club and the Sociology and Criminal Justice Club. JCC also has an active Student Government Association. Athletes of JCC take part in events such as volleyball, golf, and basketball. The athletics teams are nicknamed as the Bulldogs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, and education and teaching.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Jarvis Christian is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 728 in 2009-2010 (721 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Jarvis Christian provides on-campus housing for 750 of its 721 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Red River Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 32 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 21 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (4 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies