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Lon Morris College

800 College Ave, Jacksonville, TX, 75766-0800

Tel: (903)589-4000

Private not-for-profit | 1,064 students

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

Lon Morris College serves 1,064 students (87% of students are full-time).
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the college average of 21:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
Lon Morris College is the only community colleges within Cherokee County, TX.

The nearest community college is Jacksonville College-Main Campus (0.7 miles away).

School Overview:	Lon Morris College	Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Private not-for-profit	Public
Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included)	67 staff	63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment	1,064 students	1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio	1:16	1:21
# Full-Time Students	930 students	1,262 students
# Part-Time Students	134 students	1,508 students

% American Indian/Alaskan	-	1%
% Asian	-	2%
% Hawaiian	-	1%
% Hispanic	-	6%
% Black	-	15%
% White	-	62%
% Two or more races	-	2%
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees (2010-11)	$13,572	$4,485

Out-State Tuition Fees (2010-11)	$13,572	$8,679

Percent Admitted	66%	69%

School Notes:

Lon Morris College is a church-related, two-year college of the arts and sciences with a core curriculum emphasizing the liberal arts. As a two-year college, Lon Morris College offers two years of higher education, foundational for advanced degrees, for those going on to more extended general education or to specialized and professional study.
Lon Morris College was founded in 1854 as the Danville Academy near Kilgore, Texas. In 1875, the school became the property of the East Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and changed its name to Alexander Collegiate Institute in honor of its president and outstanding early Texas educator, the Reverend Isaac Alexander. The charter was obtained in 1886, and in 1894 the school was moved to its present location in Jacksonville, Texas. The name was changed once more, in 1924, to Lon Morris College by approval of the Texas Annual Conference after R.A. “Lon” Morris of Pittsburg, Texas gave his estate to the school.
Lon Morris organized the first Phi Theta Kappa in Texas, which was begun in 1929. Phi Theta Kappa is the national scholastic society for two-year colleges. Lon Morris is the only two-year United Methodist college west of the Mississippi River, and it is the only surviving pre-Civil War school in East Texas.
The college offers an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, an Associate of Science (AS) degree, or an Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degree.
Lon Morris College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the University Senate of the United Methodist Church.
Sports Associations Memberships: National Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association

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Lon Morris College
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560 students | 0.7 mi. away

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