1 3 ▁academic / admin istr ative ▁buildings , ▁ 6 ▁residence ▁h alls , ▁and ▁several ▁athlet ic ▁facilities ▁throughout ▁the ▁campus . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁buildings ▁were ▁co - construct ed ▁by ▁students ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁college ' s ▁Work ▁Program . ▁The ▁campus ▁itself ▁lies ▁on ▁ 8 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Car lin ville , ▁Illinois , ▁a ▁small , ▁rural ▁community ▁about ▁an ▁hour ▁north ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁Border ed ▁by ▁University ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁College ▁Avenue ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁ar tery ▁through ▁the ▁campus ▁and ▁enters ▁through ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁Al ong ▁this ▁route , ▁many ▁historical ▁campus ▁land marks ▁can ▁be ▁seen , ▁including ▁Hudson ▁Hall , ▁St odd ard ▁Hall , ▁and ▁Butler ▁Hall , ▁the ▁three ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁institution ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Central ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s . ▁Of fer ing ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁Maj ors ▁for ▁students , ▁Black burn ▁is ▁built ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁your ▁own ▁education . ▁It ' s ▁based ▁in ▁rural ▁Illinois ▁with ▁a ▁class ▁size ▁of ▁ 1 0 : 1 ▁for ▁student / fac ulty . ▁Currently ▁there ▁are ▁ 5 6 1 ▁students ▁admitted ▁and ▁att ending ▁Black burn ▁College ▁( as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 ▁acc red itation