King College

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King College


Motto	Ecclesiae et Litteris (For the Church and For Learning)
Established	1867
Type	Private
President	Gregory D. Jordan
Students	1271
Undergraduates	1122
Postgraduates	149
Location	Bristol, TN, USA
Campus	Urban 135 wooded acres (0.55 km²)
Nickname	The Tornado
Affiliations	Presbyterian Church USA
Website	www.king.edu

King College was established in 1867. Modeled as a small university, King is a comprehensive Presbyterian college serving the Southeast and beyond in an environment where academic excellence, stewardship and faith are integrated.

King College offers more than 80 majors, minors and pre-professional programs, and confers degrees in four-year and graduate-level programs. Four professional degree programs are offered at King College including the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN degree, and Bachelor of Business Administration.

King College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and is a member of numerous associations, including the Appalachian College Association (ACA) and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

1 History
2 Campus
- 2.1 Dormitories
3 Student life
4 Spiritual Life
5 External links

[edit] History

In April 1866 the Holston Presbytery assembled at the old Pleasant Grove Church, Bristol, Tennessee, to establish a Christian college. The College was built on land donated by Rev. James King, and is named in his honor. The first classes were offered in August, 1867.

When the college outgrew its small campus, King's grandson Isaac Anderson donated land on a hillside east of Bristol and in 1917 the college moved to its present location.

[edit] Campus

The King College campus is located approximately 1.7 miles from downtown Bristol, Tennessee. The campus area is made up of 135 wooded acres. All main buildings on campus are brick and of Georgian-style architecture.

View from a road near campus

The new Student Center

For the past seven years, King has experienced increasing enrollment, and is currently hosting approximately 1,300 students.

During the 2006-07 school year, King welcomed students from 27 states and 20 countries. King maintains a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, which makes for small class sizes.

Incoming students experience King’s Quest for Significance curriculum that aims to broaden each student's understanding of the world and their place in it. As part of the study, each year the freshman class travels to Washington, D.C. to visit offices of state, national museums, art galleries and various public organizations. Participants are challenged to explore their views on the arts, religion, varying cultures and issues facing humankind. The curriculum also helps students examine career options and begin working toward a degree in their chosen areas.

[edit] Dormitories

King's campus offers separate men's and women's residence halls, including a women's honors dorm and a hall featuring townhouse-style rooms. High-speed internet access is available in all dorms.

[edit] Student life

A variety of extracurricular activities are available to King College students year-round. There are more than 40 student clubs and organizations on campus. King also has active intercollegiate and intramural sports programs that utilize the gym, student center, tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball diamond, and nature trail.

Men's intercollegiate teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, wrestling, swimming/diving, tennis and bowling.

Women's intercollegiate teams compete in softball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, swimming/diving, bowling and cheerleading/dance.

Club athletics include flag football and ultimate frisbee.

King College offers membership in academic clubs including Kappa Epsilon Honors Society, History Political Science Club, Psychology Club, French Club, Spanish Club, and the Dead Language Society. Other specialty groups include Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), New Student Orientation Committee (NSOC) and the Debate Team.

Students also have the opportunity to work in journalism and publishing. The Kayseean is the student newspaper. The school's yearbook is The Tornado. The student literary and art magazine is The Descant.

Each full time student is assigned a laptop as part of the campus' participation in the IBM Thinkpad program.

The College's varsity sports teams compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

[edit] Spiritual Life

Service to others is a central part of life at King. Students regularly provide tutoring, repair help, ministry aid, fund-raising services and extra hands to civic and charitable organizations such as River’s Way, the Boys & Girls Club, Girls, Inc., the YWCA, Habitat for Humanity and Abuse Alternatives and many others. Each year, student teams also travel nationally and internationally for a range of missions and study trips.