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Established in 1858, Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is located in Kentucky’s third largest city, Owensboro. It is a private Methodist college and is known for its programs in liberal arts. Spread across an area of 55 acres, the college was founded by Methodist Episcopal Church’s Kentucky Conference. KWC's recent enrollments have been over 900 students. KWC offers various courses of study in its three main academic divisions including:
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
KWC has an active Greek life and houses five national Greek organizations. The sororities include Sigma Kappa and Kappa Delta and the fraternities are Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha Mu and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The college has an impressive athletic history and the students participate in various sports activities such as football, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, basketball and baseball. Besides, it also publishes a yearbook, the Porphyrian and a weekly student newspaper called the Panogram.
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Campus Location3000 Frederica St
Owensboro, KY 42301
USA
Main Tel: (270) 926-3111
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
Kentucky Wesleyan College HighlightsWhere Kentucky Wesleyan College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - United Methodist religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in science and nutrition and exercise therapy.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High male/female ratio.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 121 | 30 |
Kentucky Wesleyan StudentsThe student enrollment at Kentucky Wesleyan was 956 in 2007 (923 full-time equivalent). About 57% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 43% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 14,550 | | Room | $ 2,700 | | Board | $ 3,250 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,200 | | Other | $ 2,000 |
Financial Aid: Kentucky Wesleyan participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 19 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 21 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 2 |
Housing and MealsKentucky Wesleyan provides on-campus housing for 520 of its 923 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Kentucky Wesleyan AthleticsSchool sports include football (Other), basketball (Great Lakes Valley Conference), baseball (Great Lakes Valley Conference), and track (Great Lakes Valley Conference). Kentucky Wesleyan offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 89 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 62 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .
Kentucky Wesleyan Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 77% | | Women | 84% | | All | 81% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 400-480 | | Math | 420-540 | | Writing | 400-460 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (1 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (20 awarded) - Accounting
- Business/Commerce
- Business/Corporate Communications
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded) - Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (20 awarded) - Art Teacher Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded) - Human Services
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions
FINE ARTS (0 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded) - English Language and Literature
- History
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (2 awarded) MEDIA (3 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MUSIC (0 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded) - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded) - Philosophy and Religious Studies
SCIENCE (18 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Zoology/Animal Biology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Kentucky Wesleyan with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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