Mitchell College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Mitchell College is a liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut, United Sates. It was originally established in 1938 as New London Junior College which finally became Mitchell College in 1950. The college offers associate’s degrees, bachelor’s and post graduate certificate degrees in a wide variety of disciplines. The students can obtain associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration, criminal justice, communication, early childhood studies, environmental studies, hospitality and tourism and psychology.

Apart from academics, the students of Mitchell College actively participate in a number of clubs and organizations including Business Club, Radio Club, Commuter Association, Dance Club, Pequot Drama Society, African American Alliance, Residence Hall Council and Phi Theta Kappa. The athletic teams of the college participate in several intramural sports.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, security and law enforcement, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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.
• 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 936 in 2009-2010 (857 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Mitchell College provides on-campus housing for 500 of its 857 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (39 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (14 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (18 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Psychology