Kentucky Christian University

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Kentucky Christian University, KCU, is a 4-year, private university in Grayson, Kentucky that was established by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass, as the Christian Normal Institute in 1919. It was renamed Kentucky Christian College in 1944, and the name was changed to Kentucky Christian University in September, 2004. Areas of study include education, social work, and ministry. Degree programs are offered through 8 schools within the university:

• Keeran School of Education
• Sack School of Bible and Ministry
• School of Art and Science
• School of Business
• School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Social Work and Human Services
• The Graduate School

Kentucky Christian University is home to numerous clubs and organizations such as the Global Mission Awareness (GMA), Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Laos Protos, the Counseling Psychology Society (Kappa Psi Sigma), and Pi Chi Delta. The sports teams of KCU, which are nicknamed the Knights, participate in volleyball, soccer, basketball, football, cross country, and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Churches and Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 662 in 2009-2010 (584 full-time equivalent).

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

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

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Kentucky Christian provides on-campus housing for 547 of its 584 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-South Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Kentucky Christian 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 (9 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (16 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (24 awarded)

• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (15 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (32 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Youth Ministry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (4 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology