Virginia Wesleyan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Virginia Wesleyan College is located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1961. The campus occupies an area of about 300 acres. This college offers its students degree and certificate programs in different areas of study including elementary education, health and human services, computer science, religious studies, criminal justice, and sociology. The three academic divisional majors are:

• Humanities
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Social Sciences

The Greek organizations that exist in Virginia Wesleyan College include Alpha Sigma Lambda, Alpha Kappa Delta, Lambda Phi Eta, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Beta Delta, and Omicron Delta Kappa. This college is also home to many student clubs and organizations including Health and Human Services Club, Society for Advancement of Management, International Student Organization, Student Government Association, and Young Democrats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, media, nutrition and exercise therapy, and security and law enforcement.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,381 in 2009-2010 (1,255 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 7% 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 Wesleyan College provides on-campus housing for 789 of its 1,255 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (64 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (23 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (16 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Psychology