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School Notes Overview:
- RUST COLLEGE is a historically Black, coeducational, senior liberal arts college founded in 1866 by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The College is dedicated to serve students with a variety of academic preparations, through instruction in the humanities, social behavior sciences, natural science, business, technology and education. Rust College recognizes the three-fold function of education as being teaching, research, and community service.
School Overview:
Rust College
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| County | Marshall County, MS | |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II | |
| Institution Level | 4 or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit | |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 816 students | |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 154 students | |
| Total Enrollment | 970 students | |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 856 students | |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 95% | |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 76% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $4,295 | |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 5% | |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $364 | |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 64% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,588 | |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 65% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,644 | |
School Notes:
- The Rust College academic program offers degrees in sixteen areas of study. The curriculum is organized as follows: the required general education program, major and minor areas of study and electives. Rust College offers major areas of study in liberal arts and sciences.
- Rust College maintains an academic environment that fosters a love of learning, a spirit of independent inquiry, the free exchange of ideas, a broad and active Christian life, and a concern for the world at large. Rust College grants access to higher education for individuals who are, or have potential to be, academic talented, regardless of their social, economic, or educational background.
- The College is located in the city of Holly Springs in the Northwestern part of Mississippi, situated approximately 35 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. The College address is 150 Rust Ave., Holly Springs, MS 38635.
- The Rust College is accredited by The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Work Degrees and the Associate of Science Degree.
- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
In the News:
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Retired Marshall County police chief dies in crash (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
posted on July 22, 2011 at 10:51:22 am
HOLLY SPRINGS - The funeral for retired Holly Springs Police Chief Robert W. Pearson will be at 11 a.m. today. Pearson, 69, died in a motorcycle accident Sunday on Highway 4 just east of Holly Springs. Services will be at Doxey Auditorium on the campus of Rust College. -
Literacy group faces funding crisis (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
posted on July 10, 2011 at 01:37:32 am
HOLLY SPRINGS - While distributing free books to 20 preschool students on the Rust College campus Friday morning, members of a national organization that promotes literacy also worried about their organization's future. -
Final conviction in gun-trafficking ring linked to weapon that killed cop (Chicago Sun-Times)
posted on April 5, 2011 at 06:46:13 am
A Mississippi jury recently convicted a soldier for taking part in a gun-trafficking operation that sold the weapon used in the murder of Chicago Police Officer Thomas Wortham IV.Garrion Liggins, a Mississippi Army National Guard soldier, was the last of five people convicted in the case.Liggins, a student at Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss., acted as a “straw purchaser” for ringleader Quawi ... -
Rust College adds Columbus to concert tour (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
posted on April 1, 2011 at 02:32:29 pm
The Rust College Choir of Holly Springs, Miss., will be in concert at 6 p.m. April 9 at St. John AME Church, 3980 Steam Mill Road. -
Students and faculty at Rust College memorialize murder victim (WMCTV Memphis)
posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:04:24 pm
Students and faculty at Rust College in Holly Springs gathered Thursday to remember one of their own, murdered earlier this week.
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