| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
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| Campus size: |
75 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Wilson, NC |
| Population of city/town: |
49,628 |
| Nearest major city: |
Raleigh |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
45 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
431,746 |
| Online campus map: |
www.barton.edu/pdf/maps/
campus-map.pdf |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (75%)
- women's dorms (25%)
- sorority housing
- special housing for disabled students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
90% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen, sophomores, and unmarried students under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
90% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| 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: |
210 |
| 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: |
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Archives. Discipliana collection. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art museum, writing center, greenhouse. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
95% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
3 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
2 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Collegiate, published seven times per year |
| Number of honor societies: |
7 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
51 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Campus Crusade for Christ, Disciples on Campus, Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Christian and Barton Christian Ministries |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Minority Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Dance team, Art Students League, Campus Activity Board, College C.R.E.W., Full of Color, Habitat for Humanity, Inter-fraternity Council, Panhellenic, Stage and Script; Collegiate Journalist and Human Resource Management Societies; Criminal Justice and Business Organizations; residence hall and nursing student associations; gospel and sign choirs; English, deaf, psychology, student bulldog, recycling, Honors co-curricular, athletic training, physical education majors, science, leadership, and pre-law clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Gary Hall,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Wendee Saintsing,
SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Director of Athletics,
Barton College,
P.O. Box 5000,
Wilson, NC 27893 |
| School colors: |
blue and white |
| School mascot: |
Bulldogs |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NCAA, Conference Carolinas (Division II) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's golf | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's golf | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
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| Athletic facilities: |
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basketball courts, indoor track, swimming pool, tennis complex, weight room; baseball and soccer fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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archery, badminton, basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, Wiffle ball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Raleigh-Durham, NC (45 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Raleigh-Durham, NC (45 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Wilson, NC (2 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Wilson, NC (2 miles) |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Branch Banking & Trust, Craft Technologies, DSM Pharmaceuticals, Glaxo Smith Klein, Hospira, Merck & Company, Nash Health System, Wake County Schools, Wilson County Schools, Wilson Medical Center. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Dr. Scott E. Hemby, associate professor of physiology and pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Marcus Hamilton, daily cartoonist, for 'Dennis the Menace', Hank Ketcham Enterprises.
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