Livingstone College
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Livingstone College |
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| Motto | A Call To Committment. Taking Livingstone College to the next level |
| Established | 1879 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Doctor Jimmy Jenkins |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Undergraduates | 1016 |
| Location | Salisbury, North Carolina, USA |
| Campus | 272 acres, urban |
| Colors | Columbia blue █ and Black█ |
| Mascot | Blue Bears |
| Website | www.livingstone.edu |
Livingstone College is a private, historically black, four-year college in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Livingstone College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Social Work degrees.
In 1887, by an act of the legislature, the name Zion Wesley Institute was changed to Livingstone College in honor of David Livingstone, the great Christian missionary, philanthropist, and explorer. Since its inception, the College has had two principals and seventeen presidents, including six interim presidents. Among its possessions, the institution owns 272 acres of land and the physical plant that currently consists of twenty-one brick buildings, seven of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Livingstone is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Its intercollegiate sports programs include basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, softball, volleyball, tennis, and track and field
