Colleges: Some you may and some you may not know
Smith College educates women of promise for lives of distinction. One of the largest women’s liberal arts colleges in the United States, Smith enrolls 2,800 students from nearly every state and 70 other countries and is renowned for its vibrant intellectual and cultural community. The college’s open curriculum allows students to choose from 1,000 courses in more than 50 areas of study. Students also may take classes through Five Colleges, Inc., a consortium that includes Smith and nearby Amherst, Hampshire and Mount Holyoke colleges and the University of Massachusetts. Smith is noted for its outstanding resources, including the Museum of Art, Botanic Garden and one of the largest undergraduate libraries in the country. www.smith.edu
The Coast Guard Academy has been developing leaders of character since 1876 through academic programs designed to challenge and inspire; physical activity structured to prepare for the demands of an officer at sea; and an atmosphere built around teamwork, all in an effort to foster the best qualities of each student. This prestigious college offers not only a tuition-free education at a on a picturesque waterfront campus but a guaranteed job upon graduation. Visit our site to learn more: www.uscga.edu
Sarah Lawrence is a coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate as well as graduate degrees. Located just fifteen minutes north of New York City on a beautiful, wooded campus, the College is nationally renowned for its rigorous academic and creative standards. These are fostered by small seminar classes and individual student-faculty tutorials made possible by a very low student-to-faculty ratio of 9-to-1. It is a lively community of students, scholars, and artists offering outstanding programs in the humanities, the natural sciences and mathematics, history and the social sciences, and the creative and performing arts. Sarah Lawrence graduates include journalist and television personality Barbara Walters, White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, Author Alice Walker, television producer J.J. Abrams and designer Vera Wang. www.saralawrence.edu
Have you thought about Albion College? You know the nationally known liberal arts college in the middle of Southern Michigan, half way between Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo? 1700 students, small classes, dynamic faculty, pretty campus, great undergraduate research, exceptional med and law school placements, strong business program, impressive modern language majors (9 Fulbright scholars in the last 6 years), the premier equestrian program in the Midwest, and more. www.albion.edu
Philadelphia University is located 15 minutes outside of Center City Philadelphia, a rich and vibrant city in Pennsylvania. Founded in 1884, it is a private university with 3,400 full- and part-time students from 40 states and 25 countries. The University offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, master’s degrees and a doctoral degree in Textile Engineering and Science. Academic programs encompass architecture, design, business, engineering, liberal arts, textiles, fashion, science and health. For more information, please visit www.PhilaU.edu