St Andrews Presbyterian College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

St. Andrews Presbyterian College traces its roots to the Flora Macdonald College established in 1896, and the Presbyterian Junior College founded in 1928. These two institutions merged in 1958, and the new college was christened St. Andrews Presbyterian College in 1960. Popularly referred to as St. Andrews, the college has a 640-acre campus in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Over 5% of the student population are international candidates.

St. Andrews Presbyterian College grants the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science degrees. Certificate courses are also offered in therapeutic horsemanship, organizational leadership, and equine business management. In addition, St. Andrews offers adult education programs through the Center for Adult and Professional Studies, and Sandhills Community College (known as St. Andrews @ Sandhills).

St. Andrews Presbyterian College is home to more than 30 student clubs and organizations including the Anime Club, the Christian Student Fellowship, the Craft Club, the Gay Straight Student Alliance, the Writers' Forum, and the Student Government Association. The college also hosts honor societies like the Beta Beta Beta, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Chi, and Pi Gamma Mu. The student-published yearbook is called "The Lamp and Shield", while the newspaper is known as "The Lance".

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, science, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

St Andrews Presbyterian College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 99% 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 623 in 2009-2010 (600 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 90% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

St Andrews Presbyterian College provides on-campus housing for 766 of its 600 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 119 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 70 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (34 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (23 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LIBERAL ARTS (21 awarded)

• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Forensic Psychology
• Psychology