Lynchburg College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lynchburg College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood, a pioneer in Christian coeducation, and was named Virginia Christian College. Lynchburg College has six degree-granting schools, which are:

• School of Business and Economics
• School of Communication and the Arts
• School of Education and Human Development
• School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Sciences

Lynchburg College is home to a range of student clubs and organizations including Delta Sigma Pi, Society of Physics Students, Omicron Delta Kappa, Methodist Student Fellowship, Phi Delta Theta, and International Society. Students publish an on-campus newspaper called the "Lynchburg Current."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, art studies, conservation and resource management, nutrition and exercise therapy, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,572 in 2009-2010 (2,382 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lynchburg College provides on-campus housing for 1,700 of its 2,382 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Lynchburg College 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 (15 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (66 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (101 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

LIBERAL ARTS (76 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (48 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (38 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (24 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Psychology