Heritage Bible College: Narrative Description

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HERITAGE BIBLE COLLEGE E-9

PO Box 1628
Dunn, NC 28335-1628
Tel: (910)892-3178
Free: 800-297-6351
Fax: (910)892-1809
Web Site: http://www.heritagebiblecollege.org/

Description:

Independent Pentecostal Free Will Baptist, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 82-acre small town campus with easy access to Raleigh-Durham. Endowment: $27,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $6000 per student. Total enrollment: 102. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 59 applied, 37% were admitted. Full-time: 73 students, 32% women, 68% men. Part-time: 29 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 2 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 5% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 24% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 69% 25 or older, 2% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 60% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, independent study, summer session for credit, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Spring Lake extension program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, recommendations. Placement: ACT ASSET required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $6600 includes full-time tuition ($3600), mandatory fees ($600), and college room and board ($2400). College room only: $1440. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $150 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $150 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Major annual events: Christian Drama, Arby-Carter Lectures. 60 college housing spaces available; 20 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Alphin Learning Center with 20,585 books, 95 serials, 1,338 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $51,300. 25 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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