Blue Mountain College

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Southeast
Setting: Rural Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
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Blue Mountain College (BMC) is a private liberal arts college, supported by the Mississippi Baptist Convention, located in the northeastern Mississippi town of Blue Mountain. In 2005, the College's Board of Trustees voted unanimously for the college to go fully co-educational.

History

The college was founded in 1873 by Confederate General Mark P. Lowrey, a pastor, as a women's college. Blue Mountain Female Institute, as it was called at first, started with 50 students with Mr. Lowrey and his two daughters serving as the faculty.

In 1877, the college was officially chartered by the State of Mississippi. Lowrey, his sons W. T. and B. G., and grandson Lawrence Lowrey all served as the first four presidents. A longtime professor of the school, Dr. Wilfred Tyler, became the first non-Lowrey family president in 1960, followed by Dr. E. Harold Fisher in 1965. Since 2001, Dr. Bettye Rogers Coward has headed the college.

Originally an independently-owned institution, the college was turned over to the Mississippi Baptist Convention in 1920 by the Lowrey Family. It remained focused on women's education until 1956 when a program to train men for church-related vocations was started.

In October of 2005, the college's Board of Trustees voted to make the school co-educational.

Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2005-2006 year was 424. Twenty-five percent of the students were male and 75 percent of the students commute to campus each day.

Departments

  • Dept. of Biblical and Associated Studies
  • Dept. of Business
  • Dept. of Education
  • Dept. of Fine Arts and Speech
  • Dept. of Language and Literature
  • Dept. of Mathematics and Natural Science
  • Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Online Certification Programs

  • Library Media
  • Special Education for Mild/Moderate Disabled in Elementary and/or Secondary Education

Athletics

  • Team Name: The Toppers
  • Colors: Blue and Gold
  • Mascot: Ram
  • Gym: Wilfred C. Tyler Gymnasium

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 430
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 86%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 7,440
Students Receiving Aid: 98%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 10
Selectivity: Open Admissions
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 86%
Part-Time 14%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 86%
African-American 13%
Other 1%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 83%
Out-of-State 17%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Mississippi 83%
Tennessee 5%
Georgia 1%
Florida 1%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 74%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 7,440    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 6,900    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 540    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 1,651 48%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 400 43%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,675 85%  
Student Loans:
$ 1,572 67%  
Any Aid:
  98%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 100% (Open Admissions)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 10.00