Academics
The college offers Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Education degrees, and several pre-professional programs. In addition, Covenant is home to the Chalmers Center for Economic and Community Development (established 1999), which offers courses and programs in community and economic development in the urban United States and throughout the developing world.
Covenant's faculty is composed of 58 full-time teaching faculty members, 88% of whom hold doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The student-faculty ratio is 14:1.
The college has over 5,000 alumni living both in the United States and abroad. Alumni are employed in a variety of fields, such as education, ministry, music, business, the military, science, and journalism. Over 60% of graduates go on to earn graduate degrees.
The college has been accredited since 1971 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
J. Derek Halvorson became Covenant's sixth president July of 2012. Previous presidents include Robert G. Rayburn (1955–1965), Marion Barnes (1965–1978), Martin Essenburg (1978–1987), Frank A. Brock(1987–2002), and Niel Nielson (2002-2012). Halvorson is the first alumnus to occupy Covenant's presidency.
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