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Concord University

100 Vermillion Street, Athens, WV 24712 -

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Concord University provides quality, liberal arts based education, to foster scholarly activities, and to serve the regional community. As a learning community, Concord University is committed to furthering knowledge through professional development activities and programs, through research, and through the application, publication and appreciation of scholarly efforts.

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School Overview:

	Concord University
County	Mercer County, WV
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	2,557 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	145 students
Full-Time Graduate	33 students
Part-Time Graduate	94 students

Total Enrollment	2,829 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	1,242 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	92%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	45%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,904
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	57%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$3,256
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	49%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$2,418
% Students Receiving Loans	76%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$2,669

School Notes:

The educational programs of Concord University are designed to foster skills, knowledge, and attitudes applicable across a wide range of academic fields and professional careers in a culturally diverse, perpetually evolving global community.
Concord University provides rigorous programs, primarily at the baccalaureate level, which prepare students to pursue various graduate study and career options and to assume leadership and professional roles in a multicultural society. In keeping with its tradition of service to the region, the University will offer a limited number of carefully selected graduate degrees.
Concord University admits students of any race, color, sex, religion, and national or ethnic origin, and does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified in federal and state laws and regulations.
Programmatic accreditations are held with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and the Council on Social Work Education. The Teacher Education Program is approved by the West Virginia Department of Education. Concord is a member of the National Association for Business Teacher Education.
Profile last updated: 05/13/2009.

In the News:

Concord Receives Multicultural Grant (WVVA Bluefield)
posted on September 12, 2011 at 03:27:30 pm
ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University Office of Multicultural Affairs was recently awarded grant funds by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College System
Concord invites Alumni to Homecoming (WVVA Bluefield)
posted on September 9, 2011 at 07:57:57 pm
ATHENS, W.Va. - Homecoming at Concord University is set for Sept. 19-24, 2011. The annual weeklong celebration is packed with festivities for alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the university.
Portion of Rt. 20 named after late Senator in road dedication ceremony (WVVA Bluefield)
posted on June 30, 2011 at 07:16:57 pm
Mercer County (WVVA) -- A ceremony recognizing a portion of Route 20 between Princeton and Athens as The Senator Donald Caruth Memorial Road was held Saturday morning at Concord University.
Age doesn’t slow down Davis (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
posted on June 16, 2011 at 09:12:37 am
Tom Davis takes a lap around the track at Concord University. The 64-year-old adjunct biology professor at the university has no plans to quit soon, as a teacher, or as a runner or an administrator of road races in the region.
Carnett CU's first NCAA champion (WVVA Bluefield)
posted on May 31, 2011 at 01:25:26 pm
ATHENS (WVVA) - Add 'National Champion' to the list for one Concord University athlete. Sophomore Shawnee Carnett became the school's first NCAA Division II national champion in the 800-meter national