Maranatha Baptist Bible College: Narrative Description

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MARANATHA BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE O-10

745 West Main St.
Watertown, WI 53094
Tel: (920)261-9300
Free: 800-622-2947
Admissions: (920)206-2327
Fax: (920)261-9109
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mbbc.edu/

Description:

Independent Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 60-acre small town campus with easy access to Milwaukee. Endowment: $55,884. Educational spending 2003-04: $2705 per student. Total enrollment: 904. Faculty: (66 full-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 364 applied, 68% were admitted. Full-time: 850 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 42 states and territories, 10 other countries, 68% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international, 4% 25 or older, 71% live on campus, 0.5% transferred in. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Madison Area Technical College. ROTC: Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 4 recommendations. Recommended: ACT. Placement: ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to Christians.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $12,820 includes full-time tuition ($7360), mandatory fees ($760), and college room and board ($4700). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level. Part-time tuition: $230 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: ; 100% of eligible men and 100% of eligible women are members. Major annual events: Christmas Festival of Music, semi-annual college play, Commencement. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 715 college housing spaces available; 480 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Cedarholm Library and Resource Center with 122,251 books, 146,438 microform titles, 502 serials, 5,550 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $244,615. 61 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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