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Pikeville College

147 Sycamore St, Pikeville, KY 41501

http://www.pc.edu/

School Description

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Commitment to Christian Tradition

Pikeville College is an independent institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Founded by Presbyterians in 1889, the College stands as an opportunity for quality higher education in the heart of Appalachia. Maintaining its commitment to Christian principles, the College recognizes the infinite worth of each person, respecting and accepting a variety of religious expressions.

Commitment to Students

While the College remains primarily committed to serving students from Appalachia, it encourages and welcomes students from all regions and cultural backgrounds. Pikeville College provides an opportunity for students to receive a quality education that focuses on the development of the whole person, including the intellectual, spiritual, social and physical dimensions.

Commitment to Education

Pikeville College offers associate, baccalaureate and graduate degree programs that prepare students for a variety of professions or careers. The undergraduate curriculum rests on a broad liberal arts foundation, emphasizing communicative and quantitative skills; independent thinking; tolerance of diverse points of view; cultural, historical and ethical awareness; and preparation for leadership, civic responsibility and lifelong learning. The Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine provides graduate students with an osteopathic medical education that emphasizes primary care, encourages research, promotes lifelong scholarly activity and produces graduates who are committed to serving the health care needs of communities in eastern Kentucky and other Appalachian regions.

Commitment to Community and Region

Pikeville College is committed to enhancing the educational, cultural and economic opportunities for Appalachia through quality academic and continuing education programs as well as involvement in community service and humanitarian efforts.

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Pikeville College

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Pikeville College is a small private college located in Pikeville, Kentucky. It has about 1000 students.

The college was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church as the Pikeville College Institute. It operated on the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels, although its "college" offerings were not accredited and did not lead to a degree.

In 1909 the school was split into the "Pikeville College Academy", which was a private school at the primary and secondary level, and Pikeville College, which was accredited as a junior college, offering the first two-years with an anticipation of students then transferring to another Presbyterian college for a degree. In 1955 the school became a degree granting four-year college in its own right, and in 1957 the academy closed.

In 1997 the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine opened. This makes the college one of the smallest colleges in the United States to have a medical school. PCSOM

The purpose of the osteopathic school, while graduates are fully prepared to specialize in any medical field, is to train primary care physicians to fill the shortage of medical care in the rural section of Appalachia in which it is located. Student recruitment is focused almost exclusively on students with a rural Appalachian background. It is one of 23 osteopathic colleges in the country, and one of five in Appalachia.

In athletics, the school's teams are known as the Bears and Lady Bears and compete in the NAIA's Mid-South Conference.

Pikeville College's current advertising slogan is Changing our world...one graduate at a time.

Facilities

The Armington Learning Center - A building which houses not only all undergraduate math and science classes, undergraduate labs, various professor's offices, Chrisman Auditorium, and the Chrisman Appalachian Research Institute, but also the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
762
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
96%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 11,500
Students Receiving Aid:
99%
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Admissions

Selectivity:
Open Admissions
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Degree Programs at Pikeville College

Associate's Level Programs

  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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      • English Language and Literature
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        A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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    • Religion/Religious Studies See more schools with programs in Religion/Religious Studies
      • General Religion/Religious Studies
        A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior.
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  • Business

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  • Communication & Media

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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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      • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
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  • Life Science

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      • Biology/Biological Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Mathematics and Statistics

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    • General Mathematics
      A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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  • Natural Sciences

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      • General Chemistry
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
      A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.
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  • Social Sciences

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    • General Social Sciences
      A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.
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    • Psychology See more schools with programs in Psychology
      • Community Psychology
        A program that prepares individuals to apply psychological principles to the analysis of social problems, and the implementation of intervention strategies for addressing these problems. Includes instruction in social ecology, primary and secondary prevention of social pathologies, social intervention strategies and tactics, large group counseling, social services systems behavior, creating settings, cultural stress, and the dynamics of social change.
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      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    • Sociology See more schools with programs in Sociology
      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 92%
African-American 5%
Other 3%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 86%
Out-of-State 14%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Kentucky 86%
Alabama 2%
Virginia 2%
West Virginia 1%
Ohio 1%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 48%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NAIA
Sports Include: Football (Mid-South Conference)
Basketball (Mid-South Conference)
Baseball (Mid-South Conference)
Track (Mid-South Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 11,500    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,481 69%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 4,306 84%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 3,577 65%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,569 45%  
Any Aid:
   99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 100% (Open Admissions)

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Pikeville College
Pikeville, KY 41501
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