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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.
Campus Location5500 Myron Massey Blvd The campus is in a large suburb. |
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 220 | 23 |
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)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 7,968 |
| Room | $ 3,182 |
| Board | $ 2,334 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,000 |
| Other | $ 1,867 |
Financial Aid: Miles College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
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Schools Similar to Miles College
| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena, MS | 3,009 |
| 2 | Talladega College | Talladega, AL | 350 |
| 3 | Rust College | Holly Springs, MS | 979 |
| 4 | Philander Smith College | Little Rock, AR | 561 |
| 5 | Delaware State University | Dover, DE | 3,756 |
| 6 | Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | 2,608 |
| 7 | South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, SC | 4,933 |
| 8 | Alabama A & M University | Normal, AL | 5,706 |
| 9 | University of Guam | Mangilao, GU | 3,282 |
| 10 | Grambling State University | Grambling, LA | 5,161 |
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) .
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Highlights
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Miles College Highlights
- 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.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2008-2009 in parentheses)
ART STUDIES
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Management Information Systems
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Science
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Biology Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Social Science Teacher Education
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Child Development
- Social Work
LIBERAL ARTS
- English Language and Literature
- History
- Political Science and Government
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
MEDIA
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
MUSIC
- Music Pedagogy
- Music
SCIENCE
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Selected Careers of Interest
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- Administrative Services Managers
- Advertising Managers
- Chief Executives
- Credit Analysts
- Engineering Managers
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Examiners
- Financial Managers
- Financial Specialists
- General Managers
- Insurance Underwriters
- Loan Counselors
- Loan Officers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Marketing Managers
- Operations Research Analysts
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Managers
- Sales Managers
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