Belhaven College
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| Belhaven College | |
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| Motto: | Non Ministari Sed Ministare (Not To Be Served But To Serve) |
| Established | 1883 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Roger Parrott |
| Faculty: | 49 full-time |
| Undergraduates: | 1428 |
| Location | Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States |
| Colors: | Forest green and Vegas gold |
| Mascot: | Blazers |
| Affiliations: | Presbyterian |
| Website: | http://www.belhaven.edu/ |
Belhaven College is a college in Jackson, Mississippi that was founded by the Presbyterian Church (USA) but that is independently run by a Board of Trustees. It is a private college whose tuition currently runs about $7,000 per semester plus about $3,500 for room and board. The school sponsors intercollegiate athletic teams which compete in the NAIA's Mid-South Conference in football and the NAIA's Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in other sports.
Belhaven College maintains satellite campuses for graduate and undergraduate studies in Houston, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee and Orlando, Florida as well as virtual online programs.
Belhaven College is nationally accredited by both the National Association of Schools of Art and Design[1] and the National Association of Schools of Music.[2]
[edit] Notable Alumni
- John Brady (basketball coach), Basketball coach, Louisiana State University
- Paul Jennings Hill, an anti-abortion activist executed for murder
- Elizabeth Spencer (writer), Author of Light in the Piazza
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Private Colleges and Universities in Mississippi |
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| Belhaven College • Blue Mountain College • Magnolia Bible College • Millsaps College • Rust College • Tougaloo College • Wesley Biblical Seminary • Wesley College • William Carey University |
Mid-South Conference |
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| Belhaven • Bethel • Campbellsville • Cumberland U • Georgetown • Lambuth • Lindsey Wilson • Pikeville • Union • Univ. of Cumberlands • Virginia–Wise • WVU Tech |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference |
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| Belhaven • Dillard • Loyola-New Orleans • LSU-Shreveport • Southern-New Orleans • Spring Hill College • Tougaloo • University of Mobile • William Carey • Xavier |
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