Things to know about Brevard College

Date Founded
1853. Oldest college or university in the mountains of North Carolina.

Type of College
Four-year private, coeducational, comprehensive liberal arts college; affiliated with the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Calendar
Two semesters—fall, spring

Campus & Location
120-acre campus within the City of Brevard, North Carolina; close to the Pisgah National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the city of Asheville, the Asheville Regional Airport and the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.

Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Music; Bachelor of Science

Majors
Art; Business and Organizational Leadership; Ecology; English; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Exercise Science; General Science; Health Science Studies; History; Integrated Studies; Mathematics; Music; Psychology; Religious Studies; Theatre Studies; Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education.

Teacher Licensure 

Licensure	Division
Elementary K-6	Integrated Studies
English 9-12	English
Mathematics 9-12	Mathematics
Science 9-12	General Science
Social Studies 9-12	History
Art K-12	Art
Music K-12	Music
Physical Education K-12	Exercise Science

Pre-Professional Studies
Pre-Law, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Nursing and Pre-Veterinary.

Special Programs, Opportunities
Honors Program; honor societies; double major; dual enrollment; internships; study abroad; independent study; teacher licensure program; experiential studies (Pisgah National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cradle of Forestry, regional museums, area orchestras); interdisciplinary studies; Academic Enrichment Center; Pisgah Forest Institute.

Faculty
56 full-time faculty; 66 percent hold the highest academic degree in their field; 48 percent have tenure; student-faculty ratio is 10:1

Student Body 
Over 700 students from 34 states and 9 foreign countries; 94 percent full-time; 70 percent residential; 53 percent male, 47 percent female; 48 percent in-state students from 48 counties, 52 percent out-of-state and international students.

Tuition & Fees
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Library
57,000 volumes; 50,000 eBooks; 250 print subscriptions; access to 19,000 electronic journals; 3,900 audiovisual materials; laptops for library instruction. The Mountain College Library Network provides rapid access to resource sharing with over 350,000 titles and over 3,000 periodicals. Internet-accessible databases containing indexes, abstracts, and thousands of full-text and digital resources are available from EBSCO, Gale/InfoTrac, JSTOR, Lexis/Nexis, ProQuest, and other online database vendors. The resources of NC LIVE provide access to a vast range of unique informational and educational resources. Curriculum materials to support teacher education are also available. Other affiliations include the American Library Association (ALA), Appalachian College Association (ACA), North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), and the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET).

Financial Aid
87 percent of students receive merit-based and/or need-based scholarships, grants, and loans; $7 million in aid was coordinated for Brevard College students in 2003-2004 for 578 students.

Residence Halls
Three options: two traditional style residence halls and one apartment-style residential village primarily for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Information Technology
All academic buildings and residence halls are connected to the Technology campus high-speed fiber-optic network. All residence hall rooms are wired to provide students with access to the campus network and Internet resources. The campus network consists of a server farm, student labs, library lab, as well as faculty and staff PCs. Special Macintosh labs are provided for Art and Music students in the Sims Art Center and Dunham Music Center. The College is also served by a distance learning lab located at the Information Technology Center.