Belhaven College
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Belhaven College |
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| Motto | Non Ministari Sed Ministare (Not To Be Served But To Serve) |
| Established | 1883 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Roger Parrott |
| Faculty | 49 full-time |
| Undergraduates | 1428 |
| Location | Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States |
| Mascot | Blazers |
| Affiliations | Presbyterian |
| Website | http://www.belhaven.edu/ |
Belhaven College is a college in Jackson, Mississippi that was founded by the Presbyterian Church (USA) but that is independently run by a Board of Trustees. It is a private college whose tuition currently runs about $7000 per semester plus about $3500 for room and board. The school sponsors intercollegiate athletic teams which compete in the NAIA's Mid-South Conference in football and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in other sports.
Belhaven College maintains satellite campuses for graduate and undergraduate studies in Houston, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee and Orlando, Florida as well as virtual online programs.
Belhaven College is nationally accredited by both the National Association of Schools of Art and Design[1] and the National Association of Schools of Music.[2]
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Elizabeth Spencer (writer), Author of Light in the Piazza
- John Brady (basketball coach), Basketball coach, Louisiana State University
- John Epperson, Drag performer known as Lypsinka
- Paul Jennings Hill, an anti-abortion activist executed for murder as mentioned in this Pensacola News Journal article.
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