Mount Olive College

634 Henderson St, Mount olive, NC 28365-91 -  View Map

Tel: (919)658-2502

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• The college maintains and support academic excellence through higher learning and higher values in a community made up of persons dedicated to the practice and advancement of Biblically based Christian ideals and Christ centered living in all aspects of life, it also seek and require higher standards in providing relevant educational programs reflecting an emphasis on the personal growth of each student at places and times that enhance the possible.
• The College offers over 40 majors and 20 minors for recent high school graduates and college transfers in a traditional classroom format.Accelerated, modular classes held one night a week are offered for working adults. The student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1, and the average class size is 24.
• The College offers minors and concentrations of study. Programs are available for traditional learners and working adults. The Degrees Offered are Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Applied Science.
• Student life is active at Mount Olive College.There are more than 30 student organizations, including student government, major clubs, performing art groups, and a range of community service opportunities. Nearly 35% of the student body participates in intercollegiate athletics (NCAA Division II), and many take part in intramural sports.
• Mount Olive College's beautiful 138 acre campus is nestled in the rural town of Mount Olive, North Carolina.Mount Olive is 60 miles east of the state's capital, Raleigh and 75 miles west of the coastal town of Wilmington.
• Mount Olive College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate and baccalaureate degrees.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Utica's Jason Simone batting .462 after first 11 pro baseball games in Texas (The Observer-Dispatch)
  posted on July 4, 2011 at 11:11:27 pm
  Utica’s Jason Simone, the Thomas R. Proctor High School graduate who last month helped North Carolina’s Mount Olive College reach the NCAA Division II Championships, has signed a professional baseball contract with the independent Alpine Cowboys of Alpine, Tx., and was batting .462 with nine RBIs in his first 11 Pecos League games.
• Delmarva Shorebirds Transactions (OurSports Central)
  posted on June 25, 2011 at 08:59:05 pm
  Nowak was selected in the 13th round of the 2010 draft out of Mount Olive College while Clinton was drafted in the 23rd round of the '10 draft from Eckerd College.
• Mt. Olive standout Capps adds another POY award (WRAL Sports Fan)
  posted on June 21, 2011 at 04:14:32 pm
  Mount Olive College pitcher Carter Capps was named the 2010-11 Conference Carolinas Male Athlete of the Year, announced Monday.
• Mariners use compensation draft pick on Capps (Kinston Free Press)
  posted on June 8, 2011 at 04:03:29 am
  Carter Capps’ dream of being drafted by the big leagues is now a reality. The Seattle Mariners used their final compensation pick on the former North Lenoir standout and Mount Olive College right-hander Tuesday, making him the 121st player taken...
• Mt. Olive's Capps is highest draft selection in school history (WRAL Sports Fan)
  posted on June 7, 2011 at 10:28:59 pm
  The Mariners used a compensation pick at the end of the third round to select Carter Capps, who became the highest draft pick in Mount Olive College history.

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