Rocky Mountain College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Rocky Mountain College was founded in 1878 as the Montana Collegiate Institute. It is a private institution located in Billings, Montana. The campus of RMC sits on 60 acres of land. The institution offers more than 45 majors and over 30 minors in a wide variety of subjects. Several pre-professional programs and study abroad courses are also provided to the students.

Rocky Mountain College hosts a number of clubs and organizations for its students, including the Alpha Eta Rho National Aviation Fraternity, the Friends of Rocky Free Bikes, the Student Theatre Association at Rocky, the International Sojourners Club and the Gay-Straight Alliance.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Church of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, animal science and care, and transportation.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

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.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Rocky Mountain College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 661 in 2009-2010 (1,033 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Rocky Mountain College provides on-campus housing for 503 of its 1,033 (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

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Frontier Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 59 male students received the aid (men were 72% of those receiving aid) and 23 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 28% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (8 awarded)

• Equestrian/Equine Studies

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (64 awarded)

• Accounting and Business/Management
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (38 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Science Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (9 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

• Physician Assistant

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Performance

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (25 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations