Established 1912 Undergraduate tuition and fees 23,280 USD (2015) Mascot Toby the Tiger Endowment 56.16 million USD | President Blair Blackburn Acceptance rate 56% (2014) Phone +1 903-923-2000 Colors Navy Blue, Gold | |
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Motto A world of opportunity in a community of faith Type Private four-year undergraduate Address 1 One Tiger Dr, Marshall, TX 75670, USA Notable alumni Chris Elrod, Sam B Hall Jr, Brock Gill, Bob Utley, Jack Hyles Similar Howard Payne University, University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, Hardin–Simmons University, LeTourneau University, Louisiana College Profiles | ||
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East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) is a private, coeducational Christian university in Marshall, Texas, United States associated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
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History
ETBU is located on the site of the former Van Zandt Plantation, which is at the highest altitude in Harrison County. ETBU was founded as the College of Marshall in 1912, after a campaign to create a Southern Baptist college in East Texas. The campus' first building, Marshall Hall, was completed in 1916. It was designed to house a gymnasium, library, chapel/theatre, administrative offices and classrooms. The College of Marshall opened the following year in 1917 as a two-year junior college and academy. The College was greatly enlarged during the aegis of President Frank Shelby Groner who served as president of the college from 1928 until 1942. It became East Texas Baptist College in 1944
Faculty
The student to faculty ratio is 14:1 and the average class size is 22.
Accreditation
ETBU is fully accredited with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1957, ETBU became an accredited member of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The accreditation was last reaffirmed in 2009, with the next reaffirmation due in 2019. ETBU also is accredited by The Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), the Commissions of Collegiate Nursing Education, and the National Association of Schools of Music.
ETBU ranked twelfth among forty-eight schools in the category of Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the West Region in the U.S. News & World Report's publication "America's Best Colleges 2008".
Security
During the day, the campus is patrolled by the on-campus security officer. Security cameras record 24 hours a day and are monitored from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Call boxes are placed in strategic locations around campus. At night, the campus is monitored by private security officers (off-duty Marshall City Police Officers).
Academic buildings
Residence halls
Mascot
The mascot for ETBU is a tiger, "Toby." ETBU also has a live Tiger mascot named "Sarge" who is housed off campus.