North Greenville University
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| Motto | Christ Makes The Difference |
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| Established | 1891 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | US $14 million |
| President | James B. Epting |
| Staff | Not available |
| Undergraduates | 1,800 |
| Location | Tigerville, South Carolina, United States |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Red, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Crusader |
| Website | http://www.ngu.edu |
North Greenville University is a college associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It is a Christian liberal arts college located in the foothills of the Appalachians in northern Greenville County, South Carolina.
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[edit] History
On October 14, 1891, at the fourth annual meeting of the North Greenville Baptist Association, a committee of nine men was appointed to determine the best location for establishing a high school in the northern region of Greenville County. The recommendation to create the committee came in response to a suggestion made at an earlier associational meeting by John Ballenger of the Tigerville community. He asked that the association consider the possibility of providing educational opportunities for mountain area students as there were only three high schools in the entire county at that time.
The work of the committee led to the establishment of what is now North Greenville University. Benjamin F. Neves offered ten acres of rolling land midway between Glassy Mountain to the north and Paris Mountain to the south. By 1892 the first building was completed and ready for occupancy, and the first students arrived at North Greenville High School on January 16, 1893.
The State of South Carolina chartered the institution as North Greenville High School in 1904. The next year the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention assumed control of the school as part of its Mountain Mission School System, a relationship that lasted 25 years. In 1929, the North Greenville Baptist Association again accepted responsibility for the school, which had been renamed North Greenville Baptist Academy in 1915.
In 1934, the charter was amended to create a junior college in addition to a high school. Fifteen years later, the growing institution was transferred from the founding association to the direct control of the General Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. In 1957, North Greenville was accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a two-year liberal arts college, and the high school courses were discontinued. Previously, an amendment to the charter in 1950 changed the name to North Greenville Junior College, and the word "Junior" was deleted from the title of the college in 1972.
In the fall of 2005, the North Greenville Board of Trustees approved a change from North Greenville College to North Greenville University. This transition was made because of the continued growth of the school and the addition of the Walter T. Brashier Graduate School, which received Level III accreditation to offer graduate degrees in December 2005.
[edit] Tuition and Finances
[edit] Academics
[edit] Clubs and Organizations
[edit] Sports
[edit] Publications
The Mass Communication Department produces The Skyliner, the university newspaper, and The Aurora, the university yearbook. The Mountain Laurel, produced by the English department, is the university literary magazine.
[edit] Radio
WNGR 95.5 FM is operated by the Mass Communications Department.
[edit] Colleges
[edit] College of Science and Math
[edit] College of Business
[edit] College of Fine Arts
[edit] College of Christian Studies
[edit] College of Education
[edit] College of Humanities
The College of Humanities at North Greenville University is composed of:
- English
- History and Government
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Mass Communication
- Modern Languages
Degrees offered within The College of Humanities are:
- English
- History
- Social Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Print Media
- Media Ministry
- Broadcast Media
