Mid-Continent University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Mid-Continent University was established in 1949. It is a private Baptist institution of liberal arts located in Mayfield, Kentucky. Classes are also offered in a number of campuses across Kentucky and Illinois. The college awards a number of associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in the fields of science and ministry. Mid-Continent University is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Baptist College of Arts and Science
• Dr. James W. Cecil Baptist College of the Bible

Mid-Continent University's athletics department fields teams in baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. The teams are known as the Cougars and are members of the Tran South Athletic Conference, the NAIA and the National Christian College Athletics Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and liberal arts.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 1,636 in 2009-2010 (1,429 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 17% of the student body. About 34% 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

Mid-Continent University provides on-campus housing for 120 of its 1,429 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the TranSouth Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 111 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 49 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% 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 (286 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (182 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Christian Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Religious Education

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology