THE BAPTIST COLLEGE OF FLORIDA A-1

5400 College Dr.
Graceville, FL 32440-1898
Tel: (850)263-3261
Free: 800-328-2660
Fax: (850)263-7506
Web Site: http://www.baptistcollege.edu/

Description:

Independent Southern Baptist, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1943. Setting: 165-acre small town campus. Endowment: $3.1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3700 per student. Total enrollment: 652. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 109 applied, 74% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 55% from top half. Full-time: 451 students, 38% women, 62% men. Part-time: 201 students, 26% women, 74% men. Students come from 20 states and territories, 9 other countries, 21% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 42% 25 or older, 34% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: education. Core. Calendar: 4-4-2. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to professing Christians who are members of an evangelical church.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $10,008 includes full-time tuition ($6450), mandatory fees ($210), and college room and board ($3348). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $210 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $100 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: Baptist Collegiate Ministry, student government, AACC. Major annual events: Fall Campus Picnic, Spring Cookout, Spring/Christmas Concert. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols, patrols by police officers 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. College housing designed to accommodate 209 students; 220 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Ida J. MacMillan Library plus 1 other with 72,211 books, 4,700 microform titles, 5,143 serials, 12,316 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $234,927. 25 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Graceville is in northwest Florida near the borders of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. 23 miles north is Dothan, Alabama, and 20 miles southeast is Marianna, Florida. Railroads and buses serve the area. One excellent shopping center is available.