Profile of Miles College

Miles College is found in Fairfield, AL. Fairfield is a large suburb. Applicants to the school are attracted by its Christian Methodist Episcopal identity. Miles College is a private, not-for-profit institution. Students can earn degrees up to and including the Bachelor's degree at the school.

Course Topics

Miles College is known for its programs in science, media, business and management, and family and social work.

Miles College Selectivity

The school accepts all qualified applicants under its open-admission rules.

Faculty

Miles College maintains a faculty/student ratio (full-time) which is better than most colleges. The school has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Enrollment

Students numbered 1,210 in 2007 at Miles College. The school has a large minority student population.

Student Life

Miles College has a residential or campus feel. The school offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. Miles College offers students meal plans. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Miles College offers athletic financial aid to more of its students than do most colleges.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Miles College-a senior, liberal arts, church-related College with roots in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and in the tradition of the Historically Black Colleges-motivates and directs its students to seek holistic development that leads to intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and service-oriented lives. Guided by these core values, the Miles College education involves students in rigorous study of the liberal arts as preparation for work and life-long learning; in the acquisition of verbal, technological and cultural literacy; and in critical community participation-all as a prelude to responsible citizenship in the global society which they will help to shape."