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Wesley College

Wesley College Dover is situated in Dover, Delaware, United States. It was established in 1873 as a preparatory school, and became a two-year college in 1873.

The campus is beautifully nestled in an area of 50 acres of land. The college offers associate, bachelor, and master degrees in education, nursing, environmental science, and business administration. It also offers programs for nontraditional students.

Wesley College Dover has several on-campus clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Accounting Society, Alpha Chi Honor Society, and DeLaWarr Society.

The college is home to several fraternities and sororities including Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Sigma Theta Chi Sorority, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Wolverines.

Campus Location

120 N State St
Dover, DE 19901-3875
USA
Main Tel: (302) 736-2300
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Wesley College Highlights

Where Wesley College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • United Methodist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in business and management, therapy and counseling, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor26019
Master654
Associate254
1-2 year certificate 2
Postbaccalaureate certificate 1

Students

The student enrollment at Wesley College was 2,320 in 2007 (2,113 full-time equivalent).

About 58% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 42% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 17,579
Room$ 3,900
Board$ 3,900
Books and supplies$ 1,100
Other$ 700

Financial Aid: Wesley College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  28
Without tenure; working toward tenure  29
Without tenure; tenure not available  5

Housing and Meals

Wesley College provides on-campus housing for 1,035 of its 2,113 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Wesley College Athletics

School sports include football (Other), basketball (Capital Athletic Conference), baseball (Capital Athletic Conference), and track (Capital Athletic Conference).

Wesley College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men63%
Women74%
All68%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal400-480
Math400-500
Writing400-480

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (143 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LAW (5 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (43 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • History
  • International/Global Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Political Science and Government

MEDIA (10 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (42 awarded)

  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (21 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (35 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Wesley College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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