MAICU

The Mississippi Association of Independent Colleges and Universities is an association of seven private colleges and universities in Mississippi. We represent the interests of these institutions and support independent higher education opportunities for all citizens.

MAICU is a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges. Our staff meet with policy-makers, track campus trends, conduct research, analyze higher education issues, publish information, help coordinate state-level activities, and advise members of legislative and regular development with potential impact on their instructions.

For more information, please contact:

Mississippi Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities
P.O. Box 2933
Ridgeland, MS 39158-2933
601-206-5360
601-977-0233
ehfisher@bellsouth.net


	Among Christian colleges and universities, Belhaven University, formerly Belhaven College, stands at the forefront—both for its enduring commitment to the liberal arts as well as to the integration of the Christian faith into the classroom. Students seeking a college degree that will challenge them to tackle complex intellectual and spiritual issues from a biblical perspective will find Belhaven to be one of their top options. We take seriously the idea of Christian higher education, pushing students to think critically in a wide array of disciplines and providing an environment that is academically rigorous while being supportive of students and their success.


	Blue Mountain College is a Christian liberal arts institution supported by the Mississippi Baptist Convention. Deeply committed to Christian education since its founding in 1873, BMC has continued to attract capable, confident women and men who desire a Christian, caring environment in which to develop their potential. We believe in the worth and dignity of the individual and in the ability of every student to participate constructively in her/his educational development. The ultimate goals in student development are intellectual integrity, academic excellence, social consciousness, and Christian character. Blue Mountain College is a very special community...it is a way of life!

Millsaps College is a privately supported national liberal arts college founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1890. Millsaps is a selective undergraduate institution located on 100 beautiful acres in the heart of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, a progressive southern metropolitan city of nearly half a million population.

Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Kiplingers Personal Finance Magazine, The John Templeton Foundation, The Fiske Guide to Colleges, and Insight Magazine.


	Mississippi College, affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention, is a private, co-educational, Christian university of liberal arts and sciences serving nearly 4,900 students from 40 states and 23 countries. Founded in 1826, Mississippi College is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Mississippi and second oldest Baptist university in the nation. With more than 80 areas of study, 14 graduate degree programs, a doctor of jurisprudence degree and a doctor of education leadership degree, Mississippi College seeks to be a university recognized for academic excellence and commitment to the cause of Christ.

Rust College is a historically Black, coeducational, senior liberal arts college founded in 1866 by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The College is related to the United Methodist Church, and dedicated to serving students with a variety of academic preparations, through instruction in the humanities, social behavior sciences, natural science, business, technology and education.

Rust College recognizes the three-fold functions of education as being teaching, research and community service. Its primary mission however, is teaching. It offers a well-rounded program designed to acquaint students with cultural, moral, and spiritual values, both in theory and in practice. Rust College provides an opportunity for education to all, regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin or ethnic background.


	Founded in 1869 by the American Missionary Association, Tougaloo College is an enduring and nurturing community that values life long learning. Our trademarks are academic excellence and social commitment. We prepare our students to produce the “next new idea” and to become the servant-leaders that will effect order and change in a global society by incorporating new technologies, service, research, practices, and knowledge into our teaching. Tougaloo intends that its students become self-directed learners and self-reliant persons capable of dealing with people, challenges, and issues. The members of this community apply current knowledge to prepare students for lifelong learning related to new information and emerging technologies, as well as humane standards in a global society.


	The 104 year old William Carey University is South Mississippi’s first and only degree granting private institution of higher learning. Designated as one of “America’s Best College Buys” and a “Military Friendly School,” WCU also appears on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service to the community. The 2009–2010 theme, “Achieving the Impossible,” is indicative of the institution’s commitment to the three main aspects of a student’s growth in scholarship, leadership and service. The students, faculty and staff seek to blend faith and learning with living.

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