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Carthage College
2001 Alford Park Dr
Kenosha, WI 53140-1994		 General information
 (262) 551-8500

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
Number of students: 2,778 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 35

About this School
Carthage College is a private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin midway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the campus is on the shore of Lake Michigan and is home to 2,063 full-time and 750 part-time students. Carthage awards the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in more than 30 subject areas, and the Master of Education degree. Carthage also hosts the joint Executive MBA and Master of Social Work degree awarded by Loyola University Chicago. The Carthage faculty comprises over 120 scholars, 90 percent of whom hold the doctorate or other terminal degree.
 
History
German Lutherans founded Carthage in 1847 in Hillsboro, Illinois as The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West. In 1852 the college moved to Springfield, Illinois and operated under the name Illinois State University. However, the college closed in 1869 due to budgetary reasons. In 1870 the college was reopened as Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. Due to dwindling enrollment numbers during the 1950s, Carthage decided to open another campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1962, intending to eventually relocate the college there. The Wisconsin and Illinois campuses ran simultaneously until 1964, when the Illinois campus closed its doors and the college and its old traditions were moved to Wisconsin. This was the cause of much discontent among students at the Illinois campus who were long under the impression that the Illinois and Wisconsin campuses would both be operated by Carthage. However, in recent years, it has become apparent that this move in effect revitalized the institution. In the last five years, a new state of the art library (Hedberg Library) and athletic center (Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center) have been opened, and the campus welcomed a renovation of the old library which turned it into the Clausen Center for World Business. In the coming years, Carthage plans to open a new residential village near Lake Michigan which will provide additional student housing with impeccable views of Lake Michigan and semi-private rooms.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 26,500$ 25,000$ 23,650
Out of State$ 26,500$ 25,000$ 23,650
Books and Supplies$ 1,200$ 1,200$ 1,200
On-Campus
Room and board$ 7,500$ 7,000$ 6,800
Other Expenses$ 2,500$ 2,500$ 2,500
Off Campus
Room and board$ 7,500$ 7,000$ 6,800
Other Expenses$ 2,500$ 2,500$ 2,500
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 2,500$ 2,500$ 2,500

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 25% $ 2,224
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 15% $ 2,793
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 96% $ 9,432
Loans to students 89% $ 3,171
 
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