Covenant College is a small, accredited four-year liberal arts college in Lookout Mountain, Georgia and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America. The campus includes a grand Prohibition-era hotel and has a dramatic view overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Founded in Pasadena, California in 1955, the school is distinctive among most other small Christian colleges because it is among the few that espouse decidedly Reformed theology. Offering Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Education degrees, and several pre-professional programs, Covenant also has two adult education programs, Quest (established 1984) and BSECE, a degree completion program in early childhood education for paraprofessionals. In addition, the campus is the home of the Chalmers Center for Economic

The college's presidents have included Dr. Robert Rayburn (1955-1965), Dr. Marion Barnes (1965-1978), Dr. Martin Essenburg (1978-1987), Dr. Frank Brock (1987-2002), and Dr. Niel B. Nielson (starting in 2002).

Athletics

The college sponsors varsity teams in men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, men's golf and baseball and women's volleyball. Covenant competes using the Scots mascot in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Accreditation

The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Campus

The campus sits on Lookout Mountain.

Carter Hall

The signature building on campus is Carter hall and it predates the college. The construction of Carter Hall began in 1927 and was completed in the summer of 1928. It was built as a luxury hotel. The Lookout Mountain Hotel was originally nicknamed the "Castle in the Clouds." However, since it was completed at the dawn of the Great Depression, it had a bad beginning and never operated successfully. It opened and closed several times before 1960, when it shut down for the last time. Carter Hall was named after Paul Carter, a successful Chattanooga businessman who originally planned, built, and owned the building.

Covenant College bought the building in 1964, Covenant's first year

The first floor of Carter Hall is predominately administrative and staff offices, with the Tuck Shoppe(the campus book store) at the south end, the Career Development Center at the north end, and the Blink(the campus snack bar) just inside the north exit of the lobby. The second floor houses men, while the third, fourth, and fifth floors house women.

The ground floor contains the mailroom, laundry room, and the college's physical plant offices such as plumbing, electrical, and carpentry. Until the construction of the Mills Science Building, the north section also housed many of the college's science facilities. Much of this newly renovated space is now used as student commons area.

The Great Hall is also located on the first floor of Carter Hall. It is used frequently for dramatic productions, movies, and sometimes even square dances, but its primary function is as the dining hall. It provides an excellent atmosphere for student fellowship around each meal. The interior design is Germanic (Bavarian), as is the rest of Carter Hall.

Faculty

Covenant's faculty is composed of 58 full-time teaching faculty members, over 80% of whom hold doctorates or terminal degrees in their field. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1.

Alumni

The college has over 5,000 alumni living both in the United States and abroad. Alumni are employed in a variety of fields, such as education, ministry, music, business, the military, science, and journalism. Over 60% of graduates go on to earn graduate degrees.