Keene State College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Keene State College located in Keene, New Hampshire is a liberal arts college, which was established in 1909 as a teacher’s college. The college currently enrolls more than 6,000 students on an annual basis. The college also offers online courses for its students.

The students at the college are involved in many clubs and organizations, including Greek organizations, honor societies, recreation clubs and academic clubs. The Equinox is the student-run newspaper of the school, and there is also a literary journal and yearbook that is maintained by the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering technician, media, therapy and counseling, education and teaching, and photography and commercial art.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• 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.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,271 in 2009-2010 (5,267 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 90% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Keene State provides on-campus housing for 2,861 of its 5,267 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Little East Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (25 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (88 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (24 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Acting
• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (230 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (87 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FINE ARTS (11 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (197 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European History
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (61 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MUSIC (14 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (53 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (57 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Film/Cinema Studies

SCIENCE (23 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (135 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling