BARBER-SCOTIA COLLEGE E-5

145 Cabarrus Ave., West
Concord, NC 28025-5187
Tel: (704)789-2900; 800-610-0778; Admissions: (704)789-2902; Fax: (704)784-3817; Web Site: http://www.b-sc.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1867. Setting: 23-acre small town campus with easy access to Charlotte. Endowment: $4.3 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $12,749 per student. Total enrollment: 742. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 1,502 applied, 70% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 30% from top half. Full-time: 737 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 5 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 20 states and territories, 32% from out-of-state, 0.4% Hispanic, 86% black, 12% international, 20% 25 or older, 90% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 62% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences and history; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, honors program, double major, summer session for credit, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at members of the Charlotte Area Educational Consortium. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, recommendations, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: essay, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $15. Comprehensive fee: $15,070 includes full-time tuition ($8970), mandatory fees ($1648), and college room and board ($4452). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $374 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 6 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 10% of eligible men and 12% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: SGA (Student Government Association), Student Christian Association, Pre-Alumni Council, Scotia Express, yearbook. Major annual events: Robing Ceremony, Homecoming, Honors Convocation. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 350 college housing spaces available. On-campus residence required through senior year. Sage Memorial Library with 24,270 books and 193 serials. Operations spending 2002-03: $210,925. 125 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.