About Houghton

Mission

Houghton College provides an academically challenging, Christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a changing world.

Enrollment

1,200 students representing 40 states and Canadian provinces and 25 foreign countries.

First-Year Student Profile

  • Click here for a detailed profile of the freshman class entering in 2011.

Faculty

  • 130 faculty members, 94 full-time
  • 80% of faculty hold doctoral degrees
  • Student/faculty ratio 12:1

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Music (BMus), Master of Arts in Music (MA), Master of Music (MMus)

Accreditation

Houghton College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Regents of the University of the State of New York, and is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104; phone: 267-284-5000) is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Accredited by a CHEA-Recognized Accrediting Organization

The National Association of Schools of Music is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Educational and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The Houghton College Teacher Education Program (HCTEP), which is designed to equip teachers for transformative learning and service, is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) for a period of 10 years, from September 30, 2011 - September 30, 2021. This accreditation certifies that The Houghton College Teacher Education Program has provided evidence that it adheres to TEAC's quality principles. TEAC is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Equal Opportunity

Houghton College admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the college. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.