MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE E-11

634 Henderson St.
Mount Olive, NC 28365
Tel: (919)658-2502
Fax: (919)658-8934
Web Site: http://www.moc.edu/

Description:

Independent Free Will Baptist, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1951. Setting: 123-acre small town campus with easy access to Raleigh. Endowment: $7.3 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $1732 per student. Total enrollment: 2,582. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 736 applied, 80% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 30% from top quarter, 64% from top half. Full-time: 1,864 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 718 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 4% from out-of-state, 66% 25 or older, 13% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; protective services/public administration; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: semester or continuous accelerated programs. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at James Sprunt Community College, Wayne Community College, East Carolina University, Old Dominion University.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: 2 recommendations, interview, SAT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $16,600 includes full-time tuition ($11,520), mandatory fees ($280), and college room and board ($4800). College room only: $2000. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $215 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Phi Beta Lambda, commuters organization, Christian Student Fellowship, English Society. Major annual events: Pickle Classic Basketball Tournament, Mr. and Miss Mount Olive College, MOOS Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: overnight security patrols; weekend patrols. 41 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Moye Library plus 2 others with 65,413 books, 49,413 microform titles, 2,112 serials, 2,005 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $216,883. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Mount Olive is about 15 miles from the county seat, Goldsboro. Buses provide commercial transportation. Numerous civic and service organizations, hospitals in separate towns 15 miles away, churches, and a library contribute to the community. The coast is a one-hour drive for swimming and fresh water fishing; other activities are tennis, softball, and golf.