Lon Morris College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Lon Morris College, located in Jacksonville, Texas, was established in 1854 as the New Danville Masonic Female Academy. The college is the oldest existing two-year college in Texas. It went through a number of name changes before being given its current name in 1924.

LMC offers associate’s degree programs in areas such as visual arts, music, business, communications, philosophy, computer science and pre-med. The college is comprised of the following academic divisions:

• Division of Fine Arts
• Division of Humanities
• Dvision of Sciences

LMC has an active Greek life, offering chapters of Phi Theta Kappa and Sigma Delta Phi. Students can also participate in a number of other clubs and organizations, including the Art Club, the International Club, the Biology Club and The Chamber. Students also publish a yearbook called Alexandra.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 340 in 2009-2010 (353 full-time equivalent).

About 73% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 27% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 95% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 91% are full-time and 9% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Lon Morris College provides on-campus housing for 614 of its 353 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (42 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies