Manchester College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Founded in 1860, Manchester College was originally known as the Roanoke Classical Seminary. The United Brethren Church in Roanoke established Manchester College. It is situated in North Manchester, Indiana. Degrees and certificates are offered to MC students in over 55 fields of study, including accounting, biotechnology, communication studies, elementary education, journalism and medical technology.

Manchester College's students are involved in a wide variety of clubs and organizations. These include the Black Student Union, the Manchester College International Association, Habitat for Humanity, the Manchester College Environmental Group, the Newman Catholic Fellowship and Manchester Singers. MC also produces a student-run newspaper known as “Oak Leaves.” They also participate in sports like basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and track and field.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Church of Brethren religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, nutrition and exercise therapy, medicine, and education and teaching.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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 1,145 in 2009-2010 (1,182 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Manchester provides on-campus housing for 991 of its 1,182 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

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

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (36 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (28 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (18 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Psychology