York College

Location and Contact Information

1125 E 8th St
York, NE 68467-2699
USA
Main Tel: (402) 363-5600
Web Site

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

York College is located in York, Nebraska. The college is a four-year, private college, founded by the United Brethren Church in 1890. The campus is spread across an area of 40 acres. York College offers associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in areas like biology, music, behavioral science, mathematics, communication, general science and education.

The school offers teams in soccer, baseball, cross country, volleyball and basketball. It also offers tutoring and counseling to its students. The school’s Career Center helps students prepare their resumes and develop their professional skills.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Good faculty-to-student 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.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 14,340
Room$ 2,700
Board$ 2,900
Books and supplies$ 1,500
Other$ 2,500

Financial Aid

York College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 99% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant99%$9,020
Institutional Grant99%$7,391
Federal Grant41%$3,714
Pell Grant41%$3,020
Other Federal Grant41%$694
State or Local Grant14%$697

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan79%$5,253
Federal Loan78%$4,895
Other Loan5%$6,017

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to York College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Truett-McConnell CollegeCleveland, GA461
2University of the SouthwestHobbs, NM509
3Midland Lutheran CollegeFremont, NE803
4Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY622
5Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD730
6Bacone CollegeMuskogee, OK958
7Emmanuel CollegeFranklin Springs, GA697
8University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY2,553
9Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT1,217
10Union CollegeBarbourville, KY1,421

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor5336
Associate61

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  12
Without tenure; working toward tenure  8
Without tenure; tenure not available  2

Students

Student enrollment was 396 in 2009-2010 (357 full-time equivalent).

About 57% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 43% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men71%
Women51%
All60%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal330-470
Math330-460

Room and Board

York College provides on-campus housing for 526 of its 357 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 91 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 73 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

International Study

The school recommends that international applicants take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Corporate Communications
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (24 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Psychology Teacher Education
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded)

  • Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • English Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Voice and Opera

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

  • Psychology