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Mississippi Valley State University
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Mississippi Valley State University
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Mississippi Valley State University
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Mississippi Valley State University
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14000 Highway 82 West
Itta Bena, MS 38941-1400 |
General information
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(662) 254-9041
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| About this School |
| Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The university is commonly referred to as MVSU or simply "The Valley."
MVSU's colors are kelly green and white and their nickname is the Delta Devils. MVSU sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Famous alumni include NFL wide receiver and future Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.
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| History |
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The institution, which opened in 1950, was created by the Mississippi state legislature as Mississippi Vocational College. The college changed its name in 1964 to Mississippi Valley State College and was granted university status in 1974.
The legislature anticipated that legal segregation of public education was in danger (and would in four years be declared unconstitutional in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education) and created the institution, hoping that its existence would draw African-American applicants who might have otherwise applied to attend Mississippi's premier whites-only institutions -- the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Creating separate institutions of higher learning for Mississippi's black population, the state's political leaders hoped, would help ease the pressure to integrate the state's premier universities.
To attract the support of those who opposed any government action to provide higher education to blacks, those proposing creation of M.V.C. used the term "vocational" to imply that the institution's main purpose would be to train blacks to take on blue-collar jobs.
The original legislative proposal would have located M.V.C. in Greenwood, but the white leadership of that city did not like the idea of hosting an institution that would attract young, ambitious blacks to the area. Thus, the proposed site was moved to Itta Bena. Even that town, however, objected to too close a proximity of a black institution, so the final site was chosen to place the college away from the downtown area, on cheap, uncultivatable land.
The first president of the institution, J. H. White, an African-American, sought to reassure the state's political leaders that the institution would not be a center of black agitation. One of his symbolic acts was to name the college's two most important buildings after prominent segregationists Walter Sillers Jr. and Fielding Wright. After the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown decision, state Gov. Hugh White invited 90 black leaders to support the idea of voluntary segregation of public education in Mississippi. President White was one of only two at the meeting to support the governor. When a young black man, Clyde Kennard, applied to the all-white Mississippi Southern College, President White tried to dissuade him. (Kennard was later framed for his attempts to attend white universities.)
In 1964, Mississippi Vocational College was renamed Mississippi Valley State College.
In 1970, a student boycott was organized to protest President White's administration of the institution. Half the enrolled students of the institution -- about 900 -- were arrested. However, White was ousted as president soon afterward.
In the early 1970s, civil rights leaders continued to protest the inequalities in higher education opportunities offered to whites and blacks in Mississippi. In an effort to defuse some of the criticism, Gov. Bill Waller proposed changing the names of three black institutions from "colleges" to "universities." Thus, in 1974, the institution was renamed again, as Mississippi Valley State University.
In 1998, the university renamed many of the buildings on campus, except for the ones named after Sillers, Wright, and J. H. White.
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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 | $ 4,624 | $ 9,009 | $ 8,020 |
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| Out of State | $ 11,165 | $ 14,790 | $ 13,279 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 1,400 | $ 1,400 | $ 1,400 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 4,748 | $ 4,542 | $ 4,242 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 4,400 | $ 4,400 | $ 4,400 |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 4,748 | $ 4,542 | $ 4,242 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 4,400 | $ 4,400 | $ 4,400 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 4,400 | $ 4,400 | $ 4,400 |
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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) |
83% |
$ 2,647 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
15% |
$ 1,298 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
41% |
$ 4,788 |
| Loans to students |
83% |
$ 3,217 |
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Degrees offered by Mississippi Valley State University
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Mississippi Valley State University
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,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Criminal Justice + Safety Studies | |
A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
English + Language Arts Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature, General | |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Environmental Health | |
A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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;... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Industrial Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial processes, industrial planning procedures, computer applications,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Mathematics Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Music Management and Merchandising | |
A program that prepares individuals to organize and manage music organizations, operations, facilities, and personnel. Includes instruction in business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labor relations; event promotion and management; music products merchandising;... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Music Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Office Management and Supervision | |
A program that prepares individuals to supervise and manage the operations and personnel of business offices and management-level divisions. Includes instruction in employee supervision, management, and labor relations; budgeting; scheduling and coordination; office systems operation and maintenance;... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Public Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Public Relations + Image Management | |
A program that focuses on the theories and methods for managing the media image of a business, organization, or individual and the communication process with stakeholders, constituencies, audiences, and the general public; and that prepares individuals to function as public relations assistants, technicians,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Social Science Teacher Education | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach specific social science subjects and programs at various educational levels. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Social Work | |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning;... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
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... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Speech and Rhetorical Studies | |
A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | |
Any instructional program in teacher education, specific academic and vocational programs not listed in the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, General category. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Bachelor degree
Visual and Performing Arts, General | |
A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters degree
Bioinformatics | |
A program that focuses on the application of computer-based technologies and services to biological, biomedical, and biotechnology research. Includes instruction in algorithms, network architecture, principles of software design, human interface design, usability studies, search strategies, database... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters degree
Criminal Justice + Law Enforcement Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters 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. |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters degree
Environmental Health | |
A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters degree
Human Services, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters degree
Special Education and Teaching, General | |
A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities,... |
| Mississippi Valley State University
Masters degree
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students at more than one educational level, such as a combined program in elementary/secondary, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle school, or junior high/high school teacher education. |
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