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Chowan College
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    Chowan College is a four-year coeducational institution committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and service. The college provides the environment for students to become learners who possess the skills, knowledge, creativity, and ethical values necessary to survive and flourish in a rapidly changing, culturally diverse, global society. Chowan College, as a church-related institution, was founded upon and is dedicated to Judeo-Christian values. Consistent with this heritage, the college is guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, academic excellence, the dignity and worth of each individual, an atmosphere of open dialogue, freedom of inquiry and expression, and a moral commitment to the pursuit of truth.
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School Overview:
  Chowan College
County Hertford County, NC
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 760 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 36 students
Total Enrollment 796 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,010 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 91 %
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 44 %
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,954
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 30%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $2,923
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 76%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $4,366
% Students Receiving Loans 75%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $7,449
School Notes:
  • The college fulfills its mission with a careful blend of both liberal arts courses and professional courses. Recognizing that such a blend of knowledge and experience is particularly suited to the needs of contemporary society, Chowan takes as a priority the need to connect general education with specialized education, theoretical learning with practical learning, and intellectual skills with vocational skills.
  • Chowan College is a four-year co-educational institution, the second oldest of North Carolina’s seven Baptist colleges.
  • The Department of Student Affairs is strongly committed to our student's total development - mind, body, and spirit. We want our students to be an active part of our campus community. We're definitely a friendly group that likes to have lots of fun. From club involvement to intramurals -there are a wide range of events for you to become involved. Your education at Chowan extends from the classroom to your residence hall and to lots of places in between.
  • Located in historic Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Chowan University stands in the old Albemarle region of North Carolina between the Roanoke and Chowan Rivers in the northeast corner of the state. Murfreesboro is located approximately 60 miles from Norfolk, Virginia, and 120 miles from Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Chowan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor's degree.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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