independent, undergraduate institution covering 175 acres (71 hectares) in the small town of Pippa Passes, Ky. Its history traces back to a community center founded by Alice Geddes Lloyd, a newspaper reporter from Massachusetts who moved to Kentucky in 1916 for health reasons. By 1923 the center had evolved into a junior college, and in 1980 it became a senior college. More than half of the college's full-time faculty hold doctorates. Alice Lloyd operates on a semester calendar and awards bachelor's degrees in the fields of education, liberal arts and sciences, and business. About a fifth of the students pursue advanced studies within a year of graduation. Alice Lloyd primarily serves students from Kentucky and surrounding states. Enrollment totals roughly 600 students, with women outnumbering men. All students work at least ten hours a week for the college in order to finance their education. Students who do not live with their parents must reside in campus housing. Extracurricular activities include academic and career-related clubs, choir, a campus radio station, drama group, and intramural sports. Varsity sports teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. |