Miles College

Miles College is a historically black college located in Fairfield, Alabama, United States. It was established in 1905 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. Originally, it was known as Miles Memorial College and was named after Bishop William H. Miles. Later in 1941, the college was renamed Miles College. The college campus covers more than 50 acres. Miles College offers an array of degrees and certificate programs and is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Division of Business & Accounting
• Division of Communications
• Division of Education
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
• Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Miles College has officially recognized several Greek-lettered Organizations. Some of these fraternities and sororities include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Phi Beta Lambda, and Sigma Gamma Rho.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Christian Methodist Episcopal religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, family and social work, media, music, business and management, and science.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Miles College is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,210 in 2007-2008 (1,856 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Miles College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Miles College provides on-campus housing for 715 of its 1,856 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

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

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 97 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 41 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .