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Mitchell College

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.

Campus Location

437 Pequot Ave
New London, CT 06320
USA
Main Tel: (860) 701-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Mitchell College Highlights

Where Mitchell College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, photography and commercial art, and security and law enforcement.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High male/female ratio.

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
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor1139
Associate6414

Students

The student enrollment at Mitchell College was 894 in 2007 (807 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 23,093
Room$ 5,411
Board$ 4,995
Books and supplies$ 1,300
Other$ 2,500

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

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

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  7
Without tenure; tenure not available  24

Housing and Meals

Mitchell College provides on-campus housing for 505 of its 807 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

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

Mitchell College Athletics

Mitchell College is in the Division III Independents for major sports.

Mitchell College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 13 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 11 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (32 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 (23 awarded)

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

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (10 awarded)

  • Human Development and Family Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences

MEDIA (0 awarded)

  • Communication and Media Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (21 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (17 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Mitchell College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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