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Blue Mountain College
QUICK FACTS
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| HISTORY |
Blue Mountain College was founded in 1873 by Mark Perrin Lowrey. |
| LOCATION |
BMC is located in the rolling hills of North Mississippi in the town of Blue Mountain, which derives its name from the "bluish" tint of the hills. |
| CAMPUS |
The campus consists of 44 acres and 14 main campus buildings. |
| ENROLLMENT |
Enrollment for the Fall 2007 year was 459. Twenty-five percent of the students were male and 75 percent of the students commute to campus each day. |
| FACULTY/STUDENT RATIO |
12:1 |
| GRADUATE DEGREE |
In 2007, BMC began offering the Master's Degree in Elementary Education. The first master's degrees will be awarded in May 2008. |
AVERAGE
CLASS SIZE |
12 |
| RESIDENCE LIFE |
There are three residence halls. Two women's residences: Whitfield and Stevens. One men's residence: Cockroft. All three have been completely renovated in the last five years. |
| ACTIVITIES/CLUBS |
BMC offers a strong tradition of student-led organizations and activities. The Office of Student Activities serves to coordinate the many organizations and activities that take place daily on the campus. |
| ATHLETICS |
BMC is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the TranSouth Athletic Association.
The athletic programs include men's and women's basketball, women's and men's cross country. The women's athletic program has been recognized as Champions of Character by the NAIA for the last six years. |
| ACCREDITATION |
Blue Mountain College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and masters degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions
about the accreditation of Blue Mountain College.
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| NON-DISCRIMINATION |
Blue Mountain College adheres to the Equal Opportunities provision of the Federal Civil Rights Law and regulations applicable to this institution. The College does not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or military service in the administraion of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loans programs, and athletic and other college-administrative programs or in employment. |
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NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
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BMC was ranking 29th by the U.S. News and World Report in 2008 as one of the best Comprehensive Colleges in the south - Bachelor's.
These institutions focus on undergraduate education and offer a range of degree programs - in the liberal arts - which account for fewer than half of their bachelor's degrees, and in professional fields such as business, nursing, and education. |
