Presbyterian College

Presbyterian College, also known as PC, is a private liberal arts college located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. It was established in 1880 by William Plumer Jacobs. The College has more than 80 full time professors. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in over 30 majors. The campus is spread across an area of 240 acres.

PC has an active Greek life. More than 40% of students choose to go Greek. There are several national fraternities and sororities in the campus. Some of them include Alpha Sigma Phi, Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Delta Pi, and Zeta Tau Alpha. The campus also hosts more than 50 student clubs and organizations such as the Campus Crusade for Christ, PC Accounting Club, and Multicultural Student Union.

Presbyterian College Highlights

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

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, music, science, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Presbyterian College was 1,180 in 2007 (1,148 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

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

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

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Presbyterian College provides on-campus housing for 1,152 of its 1,148 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Presbyterian College Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Presbyterian College is in the Big South Conference for major sports.

Presbyterian College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 159 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 102 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Presbyterian College Admissions (2007)

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