Mount Marty College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Mount Marty College was established by the Sisters of Saint Benedict in 1936. It was named in honor of the Benedictine missionary, Martin Marty. It was initially a junior college for women, and it became coeducational in the year 1969. The main campus of this private, Roman Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college is located on 80 acres of land in Yankton, South Dakota. There are additional campuses located in Watertown and Sioux Falls.

Mount Marty College's recent enrollments have been more than 1,000 students from over 25 states and 5 countries worldwide every year. The students can choose from courses in the fields of business and social sciences, teacher education, humanities, natural sciences, and nursing, among others.

Mount Marty College supports a large number of student clubs and organizations including the Ambassadors, Computer Club, Graphic Arts Club, MMC College Republicans, Forensic Science Society, Raising Adam, and Nursing Honor Society. There are also several Greek societies such as the Alpha Phi Sigma, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Tau Delta, and Theta Alpha Kappa.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, nursing and emergency medicine, business and management, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 1,180 in 2009-2010 (1,059 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Mount Marty College provides on-campus housing for 346 of its 1,059 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 81 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 79 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Mount Marty College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (83 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (27 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (9 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (19 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Graphic Communications

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (10 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (59 awarded)

• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (2 awarded)

• Psychology