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About MOC

Quick Facts

A snapshot of Mount Olive College
  • Mount Olive College was founded in 1951 and sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists with a mission to serve deserving students in Eastern North Carolina.
  • The College has the following locations in eastern North Carolina:
    • Mount Olive College at Goldsboro opened in 1975 at SJAFB.
    • Mount Olive College at New Bern opened in 1993.
    • Mount Olive College at Wilmington opened in 1995. In 2008 the Wilmington location expanded and relocated.
    • Mount Olive College at Research Triangle Park opened in 1997.
    • Mount Olive College at Washington opened in 2005.
    • Mount Olive College at Jacksonville opened in 2009.
  • 95 % of Mount Olive College students come from Eastern North Carolina.
  • The College serves students from 69 of the 100 counties in North Carolina.
  • The College serves students from 31 states outside of North Carolina.
  • The College serves students from 7 foreign countries.
  • 25.1% of traditional students at the College have annual family incomes below $30,000.
  • More than $3.3 million was provided to students in institutional scholarships in 2008-2009.
  • 33% of Mount Olive College students are first generation college attendees.
 
Academics
  • Mount Olive College is a liberal arts institution with professional studies.
  • Mount Olive College offers associate and bachelor’s degrees in a variety of majors.
  • Innovative degree completion programs allow working adults to finish what they started while working full time.
  • The College has enrollments every month of the year except July and December.
  • The College offers programs in Management and Organizational Development, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Health Care Management, Management of Information Systems and Religion.
  • The Heritage Program provides students with core courses needed for associate or bachelor degree programs.
 
Did you know?
  • Mount Olive College is the seconded fastest growing private college in North Carolina.
  • Mount Olive College is the fourth most affordable private college in North Carolina.
  • More than 300 people work at Mount Olive College.
  • Mount Olive College educates more than 4,500 people a year.
  • Mount Olive College requires $49 million to operate each year.
 
Athletics
  • 2008 NCAA Division II National Champions in Baseball
  • 16 NCAA Division II teams
  • 35% of traditional student body are student-athletes
  • 2 conference regular season championships (men's basketball, women's tennis) in 2008-2009
  • 2 sports represented in NCAA II Tournaments in 2008-09 (women’s tennis, men’s golf)
  • 2008-2009 National rankings - (baseball, men's basketball, men's tennis, men’s golf, softball)
  • Joey Higginbotham Named 2008-09 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
  • 2 All-Americans: Kendrick Easley (men’s basketball), Rich Racobaldo (baseball)
  • 2 Conference Carolinas Players of the Year
  • 2008-09 Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Freshman of the Year.