Missouri Valley College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Missouri Valley College, also known as MVC, is a private, liberal arts college located in Marshall, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1889. The campus spreads across an area of 150 acres. Missouri Valley College supports over 25 academic majors in the fields of arts, biology, business administration, Journalism, and others.

Missouri Valley College sponsors several clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. Some of these organizations and clubs are the American Humanics Student Association, International club, V-Club, Accounting club, and others. The college also has an active Greek life. It is home to three fraternities which are Alpha Sigma Phi, Sigma Nu, and Tau Kappa Epsilon; and three Sororities called Alpha Sigma Alpha, Theta Phi Alpha, and Alpha Xi Delta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• 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.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,727 in 2009-2010 (1,507 full-time equivalent).

About 59% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 41% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Missouri Valley College provides on-campus housing for 1,083 of its 1,507 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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 Heart of America Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 295 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 174 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% 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)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (89 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Human Resources Management and Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (12 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (29 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling