Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small (population 6500) southern Illinois city, located some 45 miles from St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70. The college is a liberal arts four-year school that is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, a church with an evangelical foundation. Greenville is a city located in Bond County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-15 UT 0 I-25 CO 274 I-35 MO 1-2 I-29 MO 2 I-64 MO 251-IL 3 I-55 MO 251-IL 20 I-44 MO 251-State line I-57 IL 92-98 I-74 IN 73 I-55... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... The Free Methodist Church is a denomination of Methodism, which is a branch of Protestantism. ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of Protestantism, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ...

Founded in 1892, Greenville College began on the campus of an all-women Baptist school, Almira College. Throughout much of the school's history, the main areas for study were in primary and secondary education, with a strong secondary area in preparing students for careers in the fields of medicine and the sciences. The current student body contains approximately 900 students of various Christian denominations. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campi) is Latin for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and injury. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Science For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...

Students attending Greenville College are expected to adhere to a lifestyle that is codified and asks that the student agree to certain principles that can be summed up as "Christ-honoring." Students can neither drink nor smoke and, of course, are to avoid all use of illicit drugs.

In 1992 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary and was featured on the NBC "Today Show." 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Today (commonly referred to as The Today Show) is a morning news and talk show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ...

Greenville College is a member of the Christian College Consortium. The Christian College Consortium is an affiliation of Christian colleges and universities. ...

External links and references

• Official web site
• Official athletics website
• Campus map