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Rust College is a historically Black, senior liberal arts, church-related college, serving students from diverse backgrounds. Rust provides a quality college degree that every student can afford. We are sensitive to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and want to ensure that you can pursue your educational goals.
Learn about our academic programs, mission and vision, accreditation, academics, athletics, the Leontyne Price Library, our history, and more.
Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, it is one of ten historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) founded before 1868 that are still operating.
Rust College Strategic Plan 2022-2025 Rust College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees.
Rust College was established in 1866 by the Freedman’s Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its founders were missionaries from the North who opened a school in Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, accepting adults of all ages, as well as children, for instruction in elementary subjects.
Rust College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, #186-204. Its tuition and fees are $9,900. Rust College is a private institution that was...
About Rust College. Mission and Vision. Mission Statement. RUST COLLEGE EQUIPS AND INSPIRES STUDENTS FOR EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. We Are. - A HISTORICALLY BLACK, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOUNDED IN 1866 AT ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FREEDMEN’S AID SOCIETY AND AFFILIATED WITH THE ...
