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Rust College

Rust College
150 Rust Avenue
Holly Springs, MS 38635

Official telephone: (662) 252-8000
Toll-free telephone: (888) 886-8492
Fax number: (662) 252-6107
Website: www.rustcollege.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 126 acres
City or town school is located in: Holly Springs, MS
Population of city/town: 7,558
Nearest major city: Memphis, TN
Distance of nearest major city: 40 miles
Population of nearest major city: 653,450
Online campus map: www.rustcollege.edu/
rust_campus_map.pdf

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):
  • women's dorms (59%)
  • men's dorms (40%)
  • single-student apartments (1%)
Percent of students who live in school housing: 67%
Percent of students who live off campus: 33%
Students required to live on campus: First-time, full-time freshmen and students must live on-campus if living more than a 50-mile radius from the school unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 289
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:
Earnest A. Smith, International, Ron Trojcak African Tribal Art, Roy Wilkins, and United Methodist collections.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
health service, day care
Counseling services:
career, academic, religious
Career placement services:
internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, career testing, job fairs, job bank.
Services for students with disabilities:
tutors, reader services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 3
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Rustorian, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 2
Total number of registered organizations: 31
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Union, Sunday School
Minority student organizations:
NAACP
International student organizations:
International Students Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Choirs, band, drill team, theatre guild, Mississippi Association for Educators

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ishmell H. Edwards,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
Ishmell H. Edwards, Ph.D.,
Rust College,
Holly Springs, MS 38635
School colors: royal and white
School mascot: Bearcats

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis court; baseball and outdoor track fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, billiards, flag football, swimming, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Memphis (40 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Memphis (40 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Memphis

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Arkansas State University, University of Memphis, University of Mississippi.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Zondra Hughes, author, editor, journalist
  • Cleveland Payne, author
  • Anita Ward, singer.

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