Alice Lloyd College

As of 2024 [ update ] , Alice Lloyd College has implemented 18 major degree programs and eight pre-professional programs into its curricula. [ 4 ] The student-to-faculty ratio is 14.5:1 with an average class size of 18. [ 4 ] Ninety-five percent of Alice Lloyd College graduates are accepted into graduate and professional schools. [ 5 ] Seventy-five percent of Alice Lloyd College graduates are the first in their families to obtain an undergraduate degree. [ 6 ]

This section needs to be updated . ( February 2023 ) Alice Lloyd College was ranked number 7 in Regional Colleges South and number 2 in Best Value Schools, as of the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report's rankings. [ 2 ] In the 2022 edition of U.S. News rankings, Alice Lloyd College was ranked number 21 in Regional Colleges South and number 5 in Best Value Schools. [ 7 ]

Although Alice Lloyd College does not rely on any direct financial support from the state or federal governments, it does accept students using federal and state student financial aid such as federal Pell Grants . [ 8 ] 16 percent of students receive education loans, for an average of approximately $800. According to the Project on Student Debt, each of Alice Lloyd's 2009 graduates carried an average debt of $6,500, which is well below the statewide average of $19,112 and the national average of $24,000. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The college, which accepted 262 of 6,337 applicants for the class of 2017, guarantees tuition to full-time students from an area consisting of 108 counties in Central Appalachia . [ 11 ] Students are required to work part-time regardless of financial situation. [ 12 ] They are given jobs such as janitorial staff, office assistant, tutor, craft maker, resident advisor, maintenance, grounds or working in the cafeteria (Hunger Din). In addition to on-campus jobs, students can work at off-campus outreach projects. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Students are required to work at least 160 hours per semester. [ 15 ] The college is one of nine work colleges in the United States and one of two in Kentucky ( Berea College being the other) that have mandatory work-study programs. Students from 108 counties in the Appalachian Mountains region of Kentucky, Ohio , Tennessee , Virginia and West Virginia pay no tuition through the Appalachian Leaders College Scholarship. [ 16 ] [ 17 ]

The dormitories house about 600 students, with rental prices averaging $1,900 annually. Alice Lloyd College requires students to live in gender-separated dormitories and only allows the opposite sex into a gender-specific dorm during "open houses," after room checks have been made. Room checks consist of two resident advisors going into each room and making sure that it is clean and it does not contain any illegal substances. The college is located in Knott County, Kentucky , a dry county , [ 18 ] thus alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Professional dress is required of all students on central campus until 2:00 p.m. every Tuesday and for all convocation programs. [ 19 ] While this college is not affiliated with any religious denomination , the college's mission statement emphasizes the role of Christian values. [ 20 ] In addition, the college offers coursework in religion [ 21 ] and has a chapter of Baptist Collegiate Ministries . [ 22 ] The college choir is called the "Voices of Appalachia." The choir, formed in 1962, holds a tour annually in the spring, performing hymns and ballads. The choir has made several media appearances, including NBC 's Today and CBS News Sunday Morning . [ 23 ] The college offers a series of speakers and events called convocations. Students are required to attend six convocations per semester. [ 24 ]