Limestone College
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| Established | 1845 |
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| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. Walt Griffin |
| Faculty | 75 |
| Undergraduates | 3,500 |
| Location | Gaffney, South Carolina, United States |
| Campus | suburban |
| Mascot | Saints, St. Bernard (dog) |
| Website | www.limestone.edu |
Limestone College is a private 4-year, coeducational liberal-arts college located in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Limestone was established in 1845 by Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son, Dr. William Curtis, distinguished scholars born and educated in England. Limestone was the first women's college in South Carolina, and one of the first in the nation. Over half of the buildings on the campus, as well as the Limestone Springs and Limestone Quarry Lake itself, are on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1960s, Limestone became fully coeducational, and today student enrollment is about 50:50 male:female. It is the third oldest college in South Carolina
Limestone enrolls over 700 traditional day students. Its total student population of over 3500, including evening and distance learning students in its innovative Extended Campus program, makes it the largest private accreditated institution in the state of South Carolina. The university primarily serves students from South Carolina and the Eastern Seaboard, with an increasing number of students from all over the world in its day and Extended Campus programs.
Between 65% and 75% of the faculty at Limestone hold the terminal degree in their field and the student/faculty ratio is a very low 13:1. Limestone offers students 17 majors in four different divisions of study: Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Professional Studies. An innovative and comprehensive Program for Alternative Learning Styles (PALS) serves a growing number of college age students with specific learning disabilities (LD) such as AD/HD, dyslexia, etc. in the day campus program.
Limestone plays sports in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC), offering competitive opportunities at the NCAA Division II level for men in soccer, basketball, baseball, wrestling, lacrosse, golf, cross country, swimming, and tennis, and for women in volleyball, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, swimming, cross country,and lacrosse. Limestone has an indoor Olympic-size pool for swim team and recreational use, along with a newly-constructed (2005) campus Physical Education facility containing modern classrooms, offices, locker rooms, Athletic Training Education facilities for the school's fully-accredited AT program, a state of the art fitness center, and a wrestling practice facility.
In 2001, against Southern Wesleyan University, a Limestone College soccer player set the NCAA record for the fastest goal in NCAA history, just under 5 seconds.
Limestone has been labeled a powerhouse in men's lacrosse and won National Championship titles in 2000 & 2002 and Deep South Conference Championship titles in 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006. With its 2000 title, Limestone became the smallest coeducational institution to win an NCAA National Championship.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bob Peeler, former Lt. Gov. of SC.
- Malvina Black Gist Waring, widow of William Gist, noted author and founder of the S.C. D.A.R. Clark Waring the second husband of Malvina constructed the S.C. Governor's mansion.
[edit] External links
| The Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference |
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| Anderson • Barton • Belmont Abbey • Coker • Erskine • Lees–McRae • Limestone • Mount Olive • Pfeiffer • Queens • St. Andrews |
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