About the College
How do I get to Tabor College?
What does Christian College mean?
What does Mennonite Brethren mean?
Academics
When do I register for classes?
Applying to Tabor
What are the admissions requirements?
What steps do I need to follow in the Admissions process?
College Preparation
What is Tabor’s code for the American College Test (ACT)?
What is Tabor’s code for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)?
Financial Aid/Fees
Are my scholarships renewable from year to year?
How do I apply for federal and state aid?
How do I get an official award notice from Tabor?
How much is tuition, room & board, and fees?
What are the deadlines for applying for financial aid?
What is the value of a private/Christian education?
What scholarships are available at Tabor?
Where else can I look for scholarships?
Getting to Tabor
How do I get to Hillsboro, KS?
On and Around Campus
Are students required to live on campus?
What can I bring for my dorm room?
What is there to do for fun around Hillsboro?
When do I need to arrive on campus?
Visiting Campus
How do I schedule a campus visit?
Answers…
How do I get to Tabor College?
Tabor College’s address is:
400 S. Jefferson
Hillsboro, KS 67063
(approximately 1 hour north of Wichita)
What does Christian College mean?
At Tabor College, faith is not relegated to a column in the student newspaper and it doesn’t stay inside the four walls of the chapel. What makes Tabor truly Christ-centered is the deliberate and genuine integration of faith with all other aspects of life—the classroom and dorm life as students prepare for their true purpose in life and work.
The distinctives at Tabor include Christian faculty and administrators, nine hours of required Bible coursework and all courses being taught from a Christian worldview.
What does Liberal Arts mean?
A liberal arts curriculum is composed of three major segments: general education courses, major courses and electives. Our general education program is defined as those courses that the faculty of Tabor considers to be essential for all students to take. It includes the courses that we believe are central to a Christian liberal arts education. Students who successfully complete a degree at Tabor—including the general education curriculum—are exposed to a number of issues and skills that represent important competencies for productive living as citizens of society and the kingdom of God. These include the following: reasoning and communication, historical and world perspective, and Christian maturity and understanding.
What does Mennonite Brethren mean?
The doctrines of the Mennonite Brethren faith are in agreement with most evangelical Christian denominations. Read some of the important beliefs in the Mennonite Brethren Confession of Faith.
What is Interterm?
The Tabor calendar provides for an interterm during the month of January. Courses during interterm are planned to afford students an opportunity for uninterrupted and intensive study of a subject of particular interest. Inter-departmental study, independent research and traveling seminars are offered. The cost of interterm is included in tuition. These courses help to ensure that a student graduates in four years.
When do I register for classes?
Once you have been accepted and paid your $200 comprehensive deposit you are eligible to register for classes. Tabor offers two early registration days for incoming freshmen students, one in May and one in June. Those unable to attend an on campus registration day will be registered by their academic adviser. Once accepted and deposited after April 1, students will be Registered and notified by their academic adviser.
What are the admissions requirements?
Degree-seeking students seeking full-time or part-time admission are required to complete an application form, provide official high school and/or college transcripts and official ACT or SAT scores.
Freshmen are admitted based on a minimum ACT score of 20 (SAT 1020) or minimum high school GPA of 2.75 (based on 4 point scale).
Transfer students with 10 hours or more, who have successfully completed college course work with a GPA of 2.5 or above, will be considered for admission. Transfer students must also provide proof of high school graduation (transcript with graduate date or diploma).
If you have other questions, please call our office at 1-800-TABOR-99 to speak with an admissions counselor or see our catalog.
What steps do I need to follow in the Admissions process?
It is important to complete steps 1-3 to determine your acceptance as a student at Tabor.
Admissions Checklist:
- Apply Online
- Send all high school and college transcripts
- Send ACT/SAT test scores
Following Acceptance:
- Send $200 comprehensive deposit
- Complete and return the medical record form
- Complete and return the student services/housing form
- Register for classes
Send all required forms to:
Tabor College
Offices for Enrollment Management
400 S. Jefferson
Hillsboro, KS 67063
What is Tabor’s code for the American College Test (ACT)?
Tabor’s ACT Code is 1468.
What is Tabor’s code for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)?
Tabor’s SAT Code is 6815.
Where can I find information on test prep resources and free practice tests for the ACT and SAT exams?
For information on free test preparation resources and practice tests, please visit www.testprepreview.com.
Are my scholarships renewable from year to year?
All financial aid is awarded on an annual basis and is not automatically renewed. Appropriate applications must be completed for every academic year for federal and state aid. Tabor scholarships are re-awarded based on students maintaining their scholarships’ required minimum grade point average and participation.
How do I apply for federal and state aid?
To apply for federal and state aid one must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The financial aid office will use the results of this form to determine the student’s eligibility for federal grants, state grants, student loans and work-study. Preference is to file the FAFSA application online. Paper forms may be available from high school guidance counselors or by writing to Tabor’s Office of Student Financial Assistance.
How do I get an official award notice from Tabor?
To receive an official award notice one must be accepted for admission to Tabor College. To receive the most complete award package the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will need to be completed. While the FAFSA is not required to receive an award notice, it does allow for the most complete aid package to be presented.
How do I send my FAFSA results to Tabor if I completed the FAFSA, but did not originally code Tabor College to receive these results?
If you filed the FAFSA application online, your confirmation page will provide you with your Data Release Number (DRN). You can log back on to www.fafsa.ed.gov and add Tabor’s school code (001946) and resubmit your application. You may also view your Student Aid Report (SAR) after you successfully log on to www.fafsa.ed.gov. Towards the top of the confirmation page of your SAR is a Data Release Number (DRN). If the financial aid office has this DRN, your social security number, and your first and last name we can request that the Department of Education send Tabor your FAFSA results. If you cannot locate your SAR please contact (800) 4-FEDAID to request another.
How much is tuition, room & board, and fees?
2020-2021 on campus all-inclusive price (12+ hours):
- Base Price (per semester)……………………………………….. $21,850
- Premium Housing Upgrade (per semester)…….Base + 310.00
- Platinum Housing Upgrade (per semester)…….Base + 455.00
The all-inclusive price includes unlimited hours (GPA restrictions apply), housing costs, unlimited access meal plan, course fees, program fees, student accident insurance, individual lessons for music majors, parking, laundry, and the costs for technology, student life, and student senate.
What are the deadlines for applying for financial aid?
Tabor recommends filing the FAFSA as soon as possible after October 1 for maximum aid. The priority deadline for FAFSA filing is March 1. To apply for Kansas state aid, Kansas residents must postmark their FAFSA forms by March 1. There are new federal rules that allow prospective students to now be able to apply as soon as October 1st and to use their parents’ 2017 tax information for the FAFSA.
What is an EFC?
EFC stands for Expected Family Contribution. This comes as a result of completing the FAFSA. The number represents what the government says the family can contribute towards the student’s college education based on household income and assets.
What is the value of a private/Christian education?
A Christian education is an investment you will keep for the rest of your life. The college experience plays a key role in preparing you not only for your career, but every aspect of your future. Attending a Christian college places you in a Christ-centered community that allows you to be influenced by God in a variety of settings ranging from the classroom to your dorm room.
What is verification?
Verification is where the financial aid office has to verify what was reported on the FAFSA is accurate with what was reported on the tax forms. Every year 30 percent of FAFSA filers are randomly selected by the U.S. Department of Education for this process. The financial aid office will notify you if you have been selected and inform you of the items that will need to be returned.
Dependent students must return:
- Verification worksheet
- IRS Transcript or signed student and parent tax form 1040
- Voluntarily request IRS data to be imported on to FAFSA application
- W-2 forms if you had income but did not file taxes
Independent students must return:
- Voluntarily request IRS data be imported on to FAFSA application
- W-2 forms if you had income but did not file taxes”
- Verification worksheet
- IRS Transcript or a signed student tax form 1040
Verification must be completed for those selected before financial aid will be disbursed.
What scholarships are available at Tabor?
Tabor has scholarships to offer for academic achievement as well as performing arts and athletic scholarships that you can audition for. For more information about Tabor’s institutional aid, click here.
Where else can I look for scholarships?
Tabor encourages students to apply for “outside aid.” This aid comes from private, community, foundation and corporate programs. Contact your high school guidance counselor, search the internet or look in the reference section of public libraries for additional information.
Some helpful websites include:
- www.fastweb.com
- www.finaid.org
- www.fafsa.ed.gov
- www.wiredscholar.com
- www.educaid.com
- www.savingforcollege.com
How do I get to Hillsboro, Kansas?
To find directions to Hillsboro, Kan., from where you are located, just go to Google Maps, MapQuest, or your smartphone maps and fill out the starting location 400 S Jefferson St Hillsboro, KS 67063. You can also visit our map & directions page.
Are students required to live on campus?
Yes, Tabor is a residential campus. All students are required to live on campus unless they are 23 years old, a fifth-year senior, married, a student with dependents, or living with their parents.
Can I have a car on campus?
Yes, all you have to do is register your car with Student Life to receive a parking sticker and get free parking for the school year.
What can I bring for my dorm room?
Students are allowed to have televisions, DVD players, sound equipment, microwaves, toaster-ovens, small refrigerators and lamps (no halogen bulbs). Students are not allowed to have pets, devices with an open flame or posters with questionable content.
What is there to do for fun around Hillsboro?
Hillsboro is home to several restaurants including El Lorito, Sonic, Subway, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s, Panda Kitchen, and Rhubarb Market. Tabor’s athletic contests, performing arts programs and Student Activities Board events offer regular opportunities for students to come together on campus for fun. Tabor College students enjoy spending time at Marion Reservoir and Marion Lake and late night ventures to Newton for donuts. Wichita is only 50 minutes away and is the largest city in Kansas (500,000 people). Wichita offers everything from fine dining to movie theaters, to shopping malls, to professional sporting events.
When do I need to arrive on campus?
Please reference our New Student Orientation page for this information.
How do I schedule a campus visit?
There are two ways to schedule a campus visit. Complete the campus visit request form or simply call us at (620) 947-3121, ext. 1725 and speak with our campus visit coordinator. We would appreciate a one-week notice in order for us to schedule appointments to have you visit with the appropriate people on campus.