Presentation College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Presentation College is a Catholic-Christian college located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It was established in the year 1951 and is sponsored by Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The college is a specialty Health Science Baccalaureate institution. The College offers bachelor’s degrees in biology, radiologic technology, social work, business, nursing and recreation. Associate’s degrees in science are offered in early childhood education, medical assisting, nursing (PCLC) and surgical technology.

Presentation College has an active student life. Students at Presentation College are actively involved in clubs such as Biology Club, Campus Ministry, Friends of Floyd or Drama Club, Nursing Christian Fellowship Club, Student Senate, Social Work Club and various sports clubs. The college has more than 20 student clubs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 733 in 2009-2010 (598 full-time equivalent).

About 27% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 73% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Presentation College provides on-campus housing for 137 of its 598 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Upper Midwest Athletic 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 (10 awarded)

• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (13 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (2 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• General Studies

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Medical Office Management/Administration
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (28 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (59 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry