North Carolina Wesleyan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

North Carolina Wesleyan College, also known as NCWC, is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1956. The college's first Chairman was Mr. W. Jasper Smith. The first classes were held in 1960. In fact, the 200 acre property of NCWC was originally donated by the Braswell family. The college also has satellite campuses in Goldsboro and Morrisville.

NCWC has several fraternities and sororities including Alpha Phi Sigma, Phi Eta Sigma, Psi Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu, and Sigma Tau Delta. In addition, the college has other student organizations such as the Student African American Brotherhood, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Club Dramatica, Cinematography Club, Science Club, Politics Club, and Stepping Stars Dance Team.

NCWC participates in the USA South Athletic Conference and is a member of the NCAA Division III. They are called the Battling Bishops.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, security and law enforcement, computer science and engineering, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,506 in 2009-2010 (1,374 full-time equivalent).

About 62% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 38% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 51% of the student body. About 20% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

North Carolina Wesleyan College provides on-campus housing for 572 of its 1,374 (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 USA South Atlantic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (151 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (39 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (53 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (41 awarded)

• Psychology