Limestone College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Limestone College was established in 1845 and is situated in Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. The college was set up by Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son, Dr. William Curtis, both eminent scholars born in England. It was recognized as the first women's college in South Carolina and became fully educational in 1960.

The programs offered by the college lead to Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, and Associate of Science degrees. Limestone College offers more than 15 majors in 4 different divisions of study:

• Arts and Letters
• Natural Sciences
• Professional Studies
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Limestone College hosts numerous clubs and organizations for the overall development of its students. Some of these are the Criminal Justice Student Organization, Student Organization of Social Workers, Limestone Outdoor Recreation and Education, and Athletic Training Student Organization.

The students of Limestone College participate in various honor societies including Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Teacher Education Committee, and Student Organization of Social Workers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, family and social work, and computer science and engineering.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Limestone participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,255 in 2009-2010 (2,668 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 32% of the student body. About 26% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 79% are full-time and 21% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Limestone provides on-campus housing for 379 of its 2,668 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 123 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 104 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% 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 (371 awarded)

• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Development
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (78 awarded)

• Computer Programming
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Science/Studies

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (43 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (90 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (1 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (60 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (28 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (52 awarded)

• Psychology