Lakeland College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

Lakeland College, a private college established in 1862,is a liberal arts college offering more than 30 undergraduate degree majors. The college provides graduate programs in various areas of study which range from business administration to theology. It also offers other learning opportunities such as evening courses, online programs and part-time programs for students during the day. Lakeland College boasts an enrollment of over 3,500 credit and non-credit students from more than 30 countries.

LMC boasts an active student life and the campus is home to more than 30 registered student clubs and organizations based on the diverse interests of the students. The college boasts several Greek chapters and some of the fraternity and sorority chapters are Alpha Psi Alpha Sorority, Beta Sigma Omega Fraternity, and Pi Kappa Gamma Sorority.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Church of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and computer science and engineering.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,941 in 2009-2010 (2,583 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 34% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lakeland provides on-campus housing for 667 of its 2,583 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 13 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (), basketball (), baseball (), and track ().

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (482 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (59 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (139 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

HOSPITALITY (22 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (19 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (13 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology