Lane College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lane College is a four-year, liberal arts college located in Jackson, Tennessee. It is among the historically black colleges of America. It was established in the year 1882 and spreads across an area of 25 acres. Lane College offers majors and minors in the fields of business and social & behavioral science, liberal studies and education and natural and physical sciences. In addition, the college offers the ‘Lane Evening Accelerated Program’ also known as the LEAN Program, and several pre-professional programs.

Lane College supports a large number of student clubs and organizations. Among those available on campus include the Social Science Club, Chess Club, and Pre-Law. The college also has an active Greek life. Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society and Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society are some of the honors societies that students are members of.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Methodist Episcopal religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in science, security and law enforcement, and media.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Selective admissions.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

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

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Lane is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,981 in 2009-2010 (2,094 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Lane provides on-campus housing for 1,250 of its 2,094 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 166,706 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 132,407 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% 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 (43 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LIBERAL ARTS (51 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

SCIENCE (26 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (25 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies