Why Pfeiffer
Find your home at Pfeiffer, a private liberal arts university that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Because you want to:
- become a lifelong learner and servant leader.
- discover your passion and define your purpose.
- follow your own path to achievement with mentors and friends by your side.
Pfeiffer is a regional network of campuses including:
- Our traditional undergraduate campus in Misenheimer, North Carolina
- A Charlotte campus offering degree completion and graduate programs
- The Center for Health Sciences in Albemarle, North Carolina
- Pfeiffer Online, featuring degree completion and graduate programs
Pfeiffer Journey: Thrive through Mentored Learning
As a student at Pfeiffer University, you will participate in a one-of-a-kind, four-year mentoring program called Pfeiffer Journey. We want you to graduate from Pfeiffer ready to enter the professional world as a holistic person with a deep sense of self, confidence, and place in the community. Pfeiffer Journey helps students become adaptable, skilled, and active individuals who value personal growth.
Starting with your freshman orientation and standing by you all the way to graduation, Pfeiffer Journey will surround you with committed faculty members and dedicated peers who want to see you succeed.
Pfeiffer Journey features:
- Events including seminars and retreats
- Faculty members who will help you locate academic resources, discern your major, and access personalized, real-world experience through clubs, organizations, internships, and externships.
- Peer mentors who help you adjust to the practical elements of college life like finding your classrooms, managing your time, enjoying new social opportunities, and living with a roommate
Since your needs and interests will evolve during your college experience, we’ve designed the Pfeiffer Journey to grow with you year by year. As a:
- Freshman, you will be guided by both peer and faculty mentors.
- Sophomore, a senior in your major will help you determine your course of study and career possibilities.
- Junior, you will receive specific direction from a faculty advisor who will lead you to research opportunities and experiential learning tailored to your field.
- Senior, your faculty mentor will guide you in completing a
capstone project and building your digital portfolio,
so that you graduate ready for career success.
Real World Experience: Set Yourself Apart
At Pfeiffer, you’ll get to know the job market before you graduate. Through internships, practicums, volunteering, and more, you can prepare to embark on your career with confidence and experience that will distinguish your resume and help you discover the career path that fits you best. Opportunities include:
Internships and Practicums:
From business to nursing, communication to sport management, many Pfeiffer degree programs incorporate internships or practicums, including the Capitol Hill Internship Program. These opportunities provide students with real-world experience and set them apart when they apply for full-time positions after graduation.
Externships:
These temporary workplace training programs are integrated into courses of study at Pfeiffer. Whether student teaching for education majors or a role in a mental health clinic for marriage and family therapy students, externships provide firsthand experience in a student’s chosen field.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Pfeiffer provides students with access to a host of both on-campus and off-campus volunteer opportunities ranging from the IRS’s VITA program for accounting majors to the Francis Center for Servant Leadership and Faith Formation for practical theology students. Those enrolled in athletics-focused degrees can work with student athletes through SAAC. Find student organizations that fit your interests and pursuits here.
Academic Excellence: Become a Lifelong Learner
Pfeiffer University fans the flames of curiosity in our students through group work, real-world experiences, and an emphasis on excellent communication skills. We connect the classroom and the marketplace so that our students graduate with an approach to their professional lives that continually integrates knowledge and application.
Pfeiffer’s academic centers and six academic departments—business, education, humanities, natural health sciences, nursing and social behavioral sciences—support and develop the whole student through resources and extensive programs.
Embark on your journey to lifelong learning through Pfeiffer’s:
- Undergraduate degree programs that are each built on a liberal arts foundation.
- Degree completion programs designed for working adults.
- Graduate programs that combine academic challenges with real-world opportunities.
- Professional certificate programs in education, data, leadership, and CHIM.
- Online programs that fit your life while preparing you for next steps.