Nazarene Bible College: Narrative Description

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NAZARENE BIBLE COLLEGE H-12

1111 Academy Park Loop
Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3704
Tel: (719)884-5000
Free: 800-873-3873
Admissions: (719)884-5061
Fax: (719)884-5199
Web Site: http://www.nbc.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Church of the Nazarene. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 64-acre urban campus with easy access to Denver. Endowment: $2.1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $2828 per student. Total enrollment: 566. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 184 applied, 72% were admitted. Full-time: 207 students, 33% women, 67% men. Part-time: 359 students, 36% women, 64% men. Students come from 48 states and territories, 57% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 89% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 89% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/31.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Tuition: $7040 full-time, $220 per semester hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $300 full-time, $10 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols. College housing not available. Trimble Library with 75,842 books, 7,000 microform titles, 320 serials, 8,667 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $164,477. 10 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See The Colorado College.

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