Institution
Mount Olive College educates over 3,300 students, making the college one of the fastest growing liberal arts colleges in the state of North Carolina. The average classroom size is 20 students.
The college is governed by a 24-member Board of Trustees with eight members being elected each year to a three-year term. The Original Free Will Baptist Convention also maintains at least three ad hoc members on the board who each serve three year terms.
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