Midland Lutheran College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Midland Lutheran College was established as a private institution of liberal arts in 1883 by German Lutheran immigrants. MLC was originally located in Atchison, Kansas but it is now situated in Fremont, Nebraska. In 1962, Luther College merged with Midland Lutheran College.

Midland Lutheran College offers over 45 academic programs in the fields of business administration, foreign language, journalism, mass communication, physics & astronomy and social science, among others.

Students at Midland Lutheran College are involved in a variety of clubs and organizations, including the International Students Organization, the Student Education Association, Beta Sigma Psi, Alpha Lambda Delta and the Society for Collegiate Journalists.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 803 in 2009-2010 (705 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Midland Lutheran College provides on-campus housing for 566 of its 705 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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 Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 223 male students received the aid (men were 68% of those receiving aid) and 106 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 32% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Midland Lutheran College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (45 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (22 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (9 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Painting
• Sculpture

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (32 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (2 awarded)

• Psychology