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Union College

Union College
310 College Street
Barbourville, KY 40906

Official telephone: (606) 546-4151
Toll-free telephone: (800) 489-8646

Website: www.unionky.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 342 men, 269 women, 611 total
Full-time undergraduates: 321 men, 234 women, 555 total
Part-time undergraduates: 21 men, 35 women, 56 total
Total graduate students: 213 men, 400 women, 613 total
Full-time graduate students: 82 men, 172 women, 254 total
Part-time graduate students: 131 men, 228 women, 359 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 27%
First-year student breakdown:
11.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Hispanic
82.3% White (non-Hispanic)
3.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
8.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.0% Hispanic
82.9% White (non-Hispanic)
3.7% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Barbourville
Population of city/town: 10,000
Nearest major city: Lexington
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 44%
Percent of students who live off campus: 63%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores under age 21 must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 77%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 60
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Orange and Black, monthly
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 24
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Youth for Christ, Methodist Student Fellowship, Newman Club
Minority student organizations:
International Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
union singers, pep band, thespian society, student ambassadors, wilderness club, Springfest

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Darin S. Wilson,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Darin S. Wilson
Athletic Director
310 College Street
Barbourville, KY 40906
School colors: black and orange
School mascot: Bulldogs
Athletic conference memberships: Appalachian Athletic Conference (NAIA); Mid-South Conference (NAIA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-countryyes 
Men's cyclingyesMidwest Coll. Cycling Conferene
Men's footballyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's swimmingyesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Men's track (outdoor)yesNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
Women's cyclingyesMidwest Coll. Cycling Conferene
Women's golfyesNAIA
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's swimmingyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's track (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 60%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 58%
Athletic facilities:
Gym, baseball, football, soccer and softball fields, swimming pool, tennis courts, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
Basketball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Knoxville, TN (125 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: poor
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Phillip Sharp, Nobel Prize in Medicine



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