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Brewton-Parker College

Undergraduate School

Mailing Address
201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle
Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445
Phone
(912) 583-2241
Email address
info@bpc.edu
School Information
"As a comprehensive Georgia Baptist institution, Brewton-Parker College provides liberal arts and professional programs in a learning community of shared Christian values. Through the application of biblical truth in scholarship and a co-curricular focus on character, servant leadership, and cultural engagement, the college strives to provide a transformational experience that equips the whole student for lifelong learning and service in Christ" (Source: https://www.bpc.edu/about-bpc/who-we-are/mission-vision-statement/). Founded in 1904, Brewton-Parker College features a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1. Over 25 academic programs and 15 minors are offered. The school has a total undergraduate enrollment of over 800 students.
General Information
Aside from issuing a letter in solidarity in response to the death of George Floyd, Brewton-Parker College has not taken any anti-racist steps. No mandatory Critical Race Training is being implemented.

Actions Taken

Curriculum Changes and Requirements
  • According to page 109 of the 2022-2023 Academic Catalog, the Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice requires all students to take CJ 305 Race and Ethnic Relations. This course “is an examination of relationships between and within racial and ethnic groups, including analysis of social and behavioral causes of prejudice and discrimination.”
Symbolic Actions
  • On February 7, 2019, Brewton-Parker announced that the college "celebrated diversity" at an award gala.
  • BPC released a statement responding to the death of George Floyd, stating, "We further grieve with our minority brothers and sisters in the wake of George Floyd’s death, pray for his family and friends and greatly desire to see the misuse of force and any inequitable distributions of justice come to an end."
Last updated July 15th, 2024
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