Springfield College In Illinois

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Springfield College in Illinois (SLI), which is based in Springfield, Massachusetts, was established in 1885 as a department of the YMCA School of Christian Workers (Springfield). The department specialized in providing two year training to prepare young men for working as YMCA organizations' general secretaries. It was named International YMCA College in 1912 and Springfield College in 1954.

Springfield College in Illinois formed a partnership with Benedictine University in 2003 and now offers associate's, bachelor's, masters' and doctoral degree programs. It focuses on providing education in allied health sciences, arts and sciences, human and social services and sports movement activities. The college is famous as the "Birthplace of Basketball". The sport was created by James Naismith, an alumnus and faculty in 1891. The college is also the alma mater of the inventor of volleyball – William G. Morgan.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in medicine, education and teaching, engineering, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 522 in 2009-2010 (386 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Springfield College In Illinois provides on-campus housing for 90 of its 386 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (14 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (1 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (38 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (19 awarded)

• Pre-Nursing Studies

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (2 awarded)

• Criminalistics and Criminal Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology