St. Andrews University (North Carolina)
St. Andrews Presbyterian College is a private, 4-year liberal arts college in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
St. Andrews was established in 1958 as a result of the merger of Flora Macdonald College (est. 1896) and Presbyterian Junior College (est. 1928). The new college was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College to mark its Scottish Presbyterian heritage and to identify it with the University of St. Andrews, a leader of Christian education in Scotland. It officially opened its doors in 1961. Unusual for its time, the campus was designed to be accessible and barrier-free to students with physical disabilities.
St. Andrews Presbyterian College is also home to the St. Andrews Press.[[1]]
The president of the college as of early 2006 is Dr. John Deegan, Jr.
Academics
St. Andrews offers three Bachelor’s degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts. It was one of the first institutions to implement a B.F.A. program for Creative Writing. The student-faculty ratio is low, 12:1, resulting in small classes and a personalized education with emphasis on internships and study-abroad opportunities.
St. Andrews has charters with the following Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Beta Beta Beta, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Pi Gamma Mu, Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Beta Delta, and the St. Andrews Honor Society. St. Andrews also offers an Honors Program, which selects incoming freshman based on their high school GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and an interview with the director of the program.
Students
As of 2006, there are 761 degree-seeking undergrads attending St. Andrews. Of those students, approximately 37% were from North Carolina. Out-of-state students, accounting for 63%, came from 40 U.S. states and 30 countries. About 1% were part-time students. The student body contains approximately 2% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 9% Black/Non-Hispanic, 4% Hispanic, 84% White/Non-Hispanic, and 1% Non-Resident Alien.
About 85% of St. Andrews undergrads live on campus. Freshmen live in two-story single-sex dormitories. The remaining three years, students may choose to live in single-story (“flat”) coed dorms or two-story, single-sex dorms for upperclassmen. All dorms, with the exception of one co-ed “flat” dorm, are Wellness Housing, or alcohol/smoking/drug free. There are accommodations for students with disabilities. The dorms, Mecklenburg, Kings Mountain (now Pate), Winston-Salem, Orange, Granville, Concord, Albemarle and Wilmington were named for the Presbyteries of the North Carolina Synod that existed at the time of St. Andrews' opening.
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