Allegheny Wesleyan College

Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeType| Private liberal arts college

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Established| 1957
Affiliation| Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
President| Daniel Hardy
Location|

Salem

Ohio

United States

Campus| Suburban college town
Website| awc.edu

Allegheny Wesleyan College (AWC) is a private four-year liberal arts college in Salem, Ohio.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Admissions
* 3 Academics
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Allegheny Wesleyan College started out in 1943 as a private Methodist school in Salem, Ohio. With increasing enrollment, it purchased the forty-three acre Satterthwaite Farm and erected dormitories, classrooms and a dining hall. At that time, it was known as the Salem Bible Institute or Salem Bible College.[3] It sought out religious affiliation with the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (AWMC) in 1973 and it continues to remain supported by the Wesleyan Methodists to this day.[3] In the same year, the Rev. James Beers was appointed as the president of the university, which assumed its current name of Allegheny Wesleyan College.[3]

## Admissions

Allegheny Wesleyan College has an open admissions policy.[1] Its tuition rates for full-time students is $3840 USD.[1]

## Academics

Allegheny Wesleyan College offers the Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Arts degrees in the fields of Elementary Education, Cross-Cultural Missions, Music Education, and Religious Studies.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in English) Colleges in the Midwest. Peterson's. 2009. ISBN 9780768926903.
2. ↑ (in English) The College Board College Handbook. College Board. 2009. ISBN 9780874478235. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780874478235.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (2016) (in English). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442244320.

## External links

* Allegheny Wesleyan College

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