Barton College
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| Motto | Habebunt Lumen Vitae “They shall have the light of life” |
| Established | 1902 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. Norval C. Kneten |
| Students | 1,189 |
| Location | Wilson, North Carolina, USA |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Affiliations | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Website | http://www.barton.edu |
Barton College is a private liberal arts college located in Wilson, North Carolina. Barton is part of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference and its mascot is the Bulldog. Barton College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, The NC Association of Colleges and Universities; the NC Department of Public Instruction; the NC Board of Nursing; and the Committee of Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association.
Barton College was founded in 1902 by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) under the former name of Atlantic Christian College. Through its Division of Lifelong Learning, Barton College opened eastern North Carolina's first full-time Weekend College in the fall of 1990. The official college motto is Habebunt Lumen Vitae - “They shall have the light of life”. The namesake of the College is Barton Warren Stone, founder of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In 1990 Atlantic Christian College changed its name to Barton College.
There are currently 1,189 students on campus, with an average 11:1 student-faculty ratio.
In August 2006 Barton College was named a "Best Southeastern College” for 2006 by Princeton Review. [1]
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[edit] Athletics
On March 24, 2007, the men's basketball team won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. The team, with a 31-5 record in 2006-07, defeated the previously undefeated defending champion Winona State Warriors with a buzzer-beating layup to earn a 77-75 victory. In the final, they faced a Winona State team that not only was the defending champions, but were on a Division II-record 57-game winning streak. Winona State looked to make it two championships and 58 wins in a row, taking a 74-67 lead with 45 seconds remaining. Barton's Anthony Atkinson then scored 10 points in the last 39 seconds, including the winning layup at the buzzer.[2][3]
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[edit] Organization
Barton College is made up of five schools:
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Behavioral Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Nursing
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| The Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference |
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| Anderson • Barton • Belmont Abbey • Coker • Erskine • Lees–McRae • Limestone • Mount Olive • Pfeiffer • Queens • St. Andrews |
Categories: Articles with sections needing expansion | Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference | Universities and colleges in North Carolina | Universities and colleges affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools | Educational institutions established in 1902
