Virginia Intermont College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in animal science and care, art studies, photography and commercial art, and liberal arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male 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.
• 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 542 in 2009-2010 (535 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Virginia Intermont College provides on-campus housing for 357 of its 535 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Appalachian Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 21 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 13 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% 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)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (10 awarded)

• Equestrian/Equine Studies

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (24 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (47 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (6 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (15 awarded)

• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (2 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (2 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology