Greenville College

Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small (population 6500) southern Illinois city, located some 45 miles from St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70. The college is a liberal arts four-year school that is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, a church with an evangelical foundation.

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Greenville, Illinois - Illinois - St. Louis, Missouri - Interstate 70 - College - Liberal arts - Free Methodist Church - Evangelical

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Founded in 1892, Greenville College began on the campus of an all-women Baptist school, Almira College. Throughout much of the school's history, the main areas for study were in primary and secondary education, with a strong secondary area in preparing students for careers in the fields of medicine and the sciences. The current student body contains approximately 900 students of various Christian denominations.

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1892 - Campus - Baptist - Almira College - Education - Medicine - Science - Christian

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Students attending Greenville College are expected to adhere to a lifestyle that is codified and asks that the student agree to certain principles that can be summed up as "Christ-honoring." Students can neither drink nor smoke and, of course, are to avoid all use of illicit drugs.

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In 1992 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary and was featured on the NBC "Today Show."

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1992 - NBC - Today Show

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