Allegheny Wesleyan College

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Allegheny Wesleyan College
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Type Private liberal arts college
Established1957
Affiliation Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
President Daniel Hardy
Location, ,
United States
Campus Suburban college town
Website awc.edu
Allegheny Wesleyan College

Allegheny Wesleyan College (AWC) is a private Methodist four-year liberal arts college in Salem, Ohio. [1] [2]

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History

Allegheny Wesleyan College started out in 1943 as a private Methodist school in Salem, Ohio. With increasing enrollment, it purchased the forty-three acre Satterthwaite Farm and erected dormitories, classrooms and a dining hall. At that time, it was known as the Salem Bible Institute or Salem Bible College. [3] It sought out religious affiliation with the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (AWMC) in 1973 and it continues to remain supported by the Wesleyan Methodists to this day. [3] In the same year, the Rev. James Beers was appointed as the president of the university, which assumed its current name of Allegheny Wesleyan College. [3]

Admissions

Allegheny Wesleyan College has an open admissions policy. [1] Its tuition rates for full-time students is US$3840. [1]

Academics

Allegheny Wesleyan College offers the Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Arts degrees in the fields of Elementary Education, Cross-Cultural Missions, Music Education, and Religious Studies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colleges in the Midwest. Peterson's. 2009. ISBN   9780768926903.
  2. The College Board College Handbook . College Board. 2009. ISBN   9780874478235.
  3. 1 2 3 Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (2016). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781442244320.

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