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Union College Barbourville, established in 1879, is a co-educational, four-year private college located in Barbourville, Kentucky, United States. The main campus is spread across an area of 100 acres in Southern Kentucky. The college offers bachelor’s degrees in diverse areas of study including accounting, business administration, biology, chemistry, and education. The student body at Union College has an impressive number of international students.
Union College Barbourville has an active student life. The campus hosts a wide variety of clubs, organizations, and honor societies. Some of the popular clubs include Alpha Psi Omega, Baptist Student Union (BSU)/Cross Seekers, Pentecostal Holiness Student Fellowship Union, and United Methodist Student Fellowship.
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Campus Location310 College St
Barbourville, KY 40906-1499
USA
Main Tel: (606) 546-4151
Web Site The campus is in a self-contained town. |
Union College HighlightsWhere Union College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - United Methodist religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Master | 254 | 5 | | Bachelor | 84 | 24 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Union College was 1,368 in 2007 (1,085 full-time equivalent). About 61% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 39% of the class. Undergrads are 40% of enrolled students and graduate students are 60%. About 6% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 94% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 16,020 | | Room | $ 2,000 | | Board | $ 3,000 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,200 | | Other | $ 2,750 |
Financial Aid: Union College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 18 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 29 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 8 |
Housing and MealsUnion College provides on-campus housing for 334 of its 1,085 (full-time) students (as of 2007). Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Union College AthleticsSchool sports include football (Mid-South Conference), basketball (Appalachian Athletic Conference), baseball (Appalachian Athletic Conference), and track (Appalachian Athletic Conference). Union College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 248 male students received the aid (men were 74% of those receiving aid) and 85 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 26% of students receiving such aid) .
Union College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 71% | | Women | 69% | | All | 69% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 360-460 | | Math | 360-500 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (15 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded) - Computer Programming/Programmer
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (275 awarded) - Business Teacher Education
- Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Health Teacher Education
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded) - English Language and Literature
- History
- Sociology
MATHEMATICS (3 awarded) MEDIA (2 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded) - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded) - Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (1 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (10 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Union College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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