Huntingdon College

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Huntingdon College is a community of faith, wisdom, and service. Huntingdon serves approximately 1100 students in the traditional undergraduate program and the Evening Studies program, providing an outstanding liberal arts education in an atmosphere that supports spiritual growth and inquiry.

Huntingdon College is an institution with a rich liberal arts tradition grounded in the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United Methodist Church. The College embraces the development and growth of its students in faith, wisdom, and service, providing a solid foundation that will enable them to respond to the needs of today’s global and complex world.

Through the use of traditional and non-traditional teaching and learning environments, Huntingdon College provides a foundational education in the liberal arts disciplines and professional academic studies across multiple degree levels for students from diverse backgrounds.

A liberal arts core curriculum leads to a broad range of academic majors, pre-professional programs, and teacher certification programs for elementary, secondary, and P–12 levels.

Placement rates into graduate and professional schools far surpass national averages excellent job placement upon graduation.

A laptop computer is provided for each student for use all four years, his or hers to keep upon graduation wireless and wired Internet access available.

Staton Center for Learning Enrichment, Honors Program, academic and pre-professional advising, individual counseling, and accommodations for students with disabilities, internships, Center for Career and Vocation, Elizabeth Belcher Cheek Concert Series, Rhoda Ellison Writers Festival, Jimmy Loeb Literary Series, and Stallworth Lecture Series.

Huntingdon is consistently listed among U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” and the Princeton Review’s “The Best Colleges, Region by Region” the campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The College has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for three years. Washington Monthly, which rates colleges based on their contributions to the public good, places Huntingdon in the top 20% among 352 baccalaureate institutions. Huntingdon is a Tree Campus USA, and the campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Huntingdon’s Evening Bachelor’s Degree allows working professionals with a convenient and flexible schedule for completing their bachelor’s degrees with majors in business management or criminal justice. Each course is offered just one night a week in five-week terms. The program is offered at sites around the state.

Student Life Programs: More than 50 clubs and organizations, including Greek life, student government, academic honor societies, spiritual life organizations, and fine and performing arts programs. A wide range of music ensembles, lecture series, and visual arts opportunities.

More than $20 million administered annually to nearly 100% of traditional day students traditional scholarships available for achievement, circumstance, and academic merit participatory grants in cheerleading, concert choir, pom squad, marching band dependents of Alabama Power, Alfa, and the U.S. Military Methodist students and others.

Security measures include security guards on campus, 24/7 year-round phone boxes outside each residence hall, emergency phone boxes in Searcy, and Narrow Lane parking lots partnered with the police department for Campus Crimestoppers Critical Alert System campus emergencies. See Higher Education Act Disclosures.

Huntingdon College is a smoke-free campus. All forms of lighted tobacco are prohibited on any Huntingdon College property. No tobacco in any form is permitted in classrooms or residence halls.

Huntingdon is a college of the United Methodist Church, a member of the Alabama-West Florida Conference Campus Ministry programs are active and engaging.

From your first-year forward, you will be challenged to think beyond comfortable boundaries, explore new ways of knowing, and learn what you are called to do with your life. A broad liberal arts core curriculum introduces you to subjects you have never thought about and careers you have never considered.

Take your education into your own hands through involved learning opportunities, such as internships, student-faculty research, service, independent study, travel-study, academic clubs. And honor societies. You will graduate with a resume filled with experiences gained both inside and outside the classroom.

Academic Departments

• Department of Accounting and Business, W. James Samford Jr. School of Business and Professional Studies, Dr. Samir Moussalli, Chair
• Department of Biology, Dr. Erastus C. Dudley, Chair
• Department of Chemistry, Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy ’78, Chair
• Department of Communication Studies and Psychology, Dr. Kristine Copping, Chair
• Department of Evening Studies, W. James Samford Jr. School of Business and Professional Studies, Dr. Renee Culverhouse, Chair
• Department of Fine Arts, Dr. Damion Womack, Chair
• Department of History and Political Science, Dr. Donna Manson, Chair
• Department of Language and Literature, Dr. Jennifer Fremlin, Chair
• Department of Mathematics, Dr. Anneliese Spaeth, Chair
• Department of Religion, Dr. Jason Borders, Chair
• Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, Dr. Michael Bamman, Chair
• Department of Teacher Education, Dr. Anna McEwan, Acting Chair

Financial aid is available to Huntingdon College students who qualify for financial assistance in order to attend Huntingdon. Financial aid programs are prepared, using the package concept, which may include aid from the Huntingdon College Scholarship and Grant Programs, Federal PELL Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), the Federal TEACH Grant, Federal Direct Loan, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, and the Federal Work-Study Program. A student is eligible to apply for financial aid after applying for admission as a full-time or part-time student. However, no financial aid will be awarded until the student has been accepted. Students admitted as special (nondegree-seeking), or transient students are not eligible for financial assistance. All students, dependent and independent, who seek need-based federal, state, or institutional financial assistance, or non-need-based federal financial assistance to attend Huntingdon College, must annually file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). From this, a Student Aid Report (SAR) will be produced by the Government’s Federal Student Aid Office and sent to the student. Each application for financial aid will be carefully evaluated when all required data and documentation have been submitted. The student will be notified in writing of the financial aid award prepared. The student has at least 14 days to accept or reject the financial assistance offered.

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