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Houghton College
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Houghton College |
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Houghton College
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1 Willard Ave
Houghton, NY 14744 |
General information
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(585) 567-9200
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| Type of institution: |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
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| 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.
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| Degrees offered: |
Associate degrees, Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees |
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| Carnegie classification: |
Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences |
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| Number of students: |
1,382 (2007)
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| 2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee: | $ 40 |
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| About this School |
| Houghton College is a 4-year Christian liberal arts college, operated by the Wesleyan Church. Houghton's main rural campus is in the Genesee Valley of southwestern New York (Houghton, New York), and a secondary suburban campus is in West Seneca, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, New York.
Houghton began as Houghton Seminary, offering high school-level work, in 1883, and began offering college level classes in 1899. The founder was Willard J. Houghton, a Wesleyan Methodist minister. It was chartered as a liberal arts college by New York State in 1923 and accredited by the Middle States Association of School and Colleges in 1935.
The school offers baccalaureate degrees in 48 fields. In 2005, the first graduates of the MA program for music were recognized. The student body is interdenominational, with recent demographics showing 10% of the students as a part of the Wesleyan church.
The sports teams are the Highlanders. Houghton fields teams in men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey, and co-ed track. While most of the teams have enjoyed some degree of success, the men's basketball team has managed just two winning seasons in nearly twenty-five seasons of Houghton's NAIA participation.
Houghton College is a member of the Christian College Consortium.
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2009-2008 | 2008-2007 | 2007-2006 |
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| In-State | $ 22,990 | $ 21,620 | $ 20,400 |
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| Out of State | $ 22,990 | $ 21,620 | $ 20,400 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 900 | $ 900 | $ 800 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 6,930 | $ 6,860 | $ 6,680 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,200 | $ 1,555 | $ 1,296 |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 6,300 | $ 5,500 | $ 5,000 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,200 | $ 1,555 | $ 1,296 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 2,200 | $ 1,555 | $ 1,296 |
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Financial aid 2006-2007
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
30% |
$ 3,721 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
42% |
$ 2,513 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
96% |
$ 8,240 |
| Loans to students |
71% |
$ 6,675 |
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End of file for Houghton College.
Houghton College
Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | |
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. |
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Associate degree
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | |
Any instructional program in theological studies and religious vocations not listed in the Theology and Religious Vocations, General category. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Accounting | |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting,... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences, General | |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. |
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Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Chemistry, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric | |
A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening;... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Computer and Information Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science,... |
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Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature + Letters, Other | |
Any instructional program in English language and literature not listed in the English Language and Literature/Letters, General category. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in ethnic, cultural minority, and gender studies not listed in the Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, General category. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in fine arts and art studies not listed in the Fine Arts and Art Studies, General category. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature | |
A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
History, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures;... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Humanities + Humanistic Studies | |
A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Information Technology | |
A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications,... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
International Relations and Affairs | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strategic studies, international law and organization, the... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Mathematics, General | |
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. |
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Bachelor degree
Music Performance, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Music Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Music Theory and Composition | |
A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Music, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | |
A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Physics, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties,... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government, General | |
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Psychology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies | |
A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics;... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Secondary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Social Studies Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels. |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Sociology | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance... |
| Houghton College
Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature | |
A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. |
| Houghton College
Masters degree
Music Performance, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings. |
| Houghton College
Masters degree
Music Theory and Composition | |
A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical... |
| Houghton College
Masters degree
Piano and Organ | |
A program that prepares individuals to master the piano, organ, or related keyboard instruments and performing art as solo, ensemble, and/or accompanist performers. Includes instruction in piano and keyboard pedagogy, ensemble playing, accompanying, service playing, repertoire, keyboard and pedal skills,... |
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