Liberal Arts College in Mississippi

Rust College:
Rust College, located in Holly Springs, Mississippi (35 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee), is a liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church offering Associate and Bachelor Degree programs in 22 areas of study. The curriculum is organized under five divisions to include the required general education program, major and minor areas of study and electives. Rust College offers major areas of study in liberal arts and sciences. In some areas pre-professional programs are designed for students who want to continued advanced professional study after their graduation from Rust College.

Rust College is a historically Black, co-educational, 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 serve students with a variety of academic preparations, through instruction in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, 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.

Rust College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate and Bachelor degrees.
Undergraduate Degree Programs:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Management
- Elementary Education
- Computer Information Systems
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Social Science
- Political Science
- Health & Leisure Management
- Pre-Nursing
- Pre-Engineering
- Pre-Dentistry....

Residential Life
There are 5 residential halls on the Rust College campus.  Two are for men: Gross Hall, housing 92 students and Davage-Smith Hall, housing 276 students.  Three Residential Halls are for women:  Wiff Hall, housing 92 students, E.L. Rust, housing 196 students and Elzy Hall, housing 200 students.  The on-campus capacity is 856.  A full-time professional lives in each building and is responsible for the educational and operational functions of the residence hall.