Friday, November 13, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

Blackburn College

Work 700 College Avenue Carlinville, IL 62626
Work(800) 233-3550
Web site: http://www.blackburn.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
Baccalaureate Colleges (Midwest)

Overview : Blackburn College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1837
Religious affiliation: Presbyterian
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 636
Setting: rural
Endowment: N/A
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: $0
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 55.2%
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $14,286
Mission  
School mission: Blackburn College, founded in 1837 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), provides a coeducational student body with a rigorous, distinctive, and affordable liberal arts education that prepares graduates to be responsible, productive citizens. The Blackburn community values critical and independent thinking, leadership development, respect for all individuals, and lifelong learning. The College fosters a sense of service, community, and moral responsibility through its unique student-managed work program, its collegial concept of shared governance, and its faculty/staff mentor relationship with students.

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