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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 second 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
  • Men’s basketball has won three consecutive Conference Carolinas regular season championships, claimed its second conference tournament title in the last three years, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in seven years.
  • 2009-20010 National rankings - (baseball and men's basketball)
  • Joey Higginbotham Named 2008-09 and 2009-10 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
  • Kendrick Easley Named 2008-09 and 2009-10 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Player of the Year

 

updated 10-9-09