Cornell College
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Mount Vernon, IA 52314-1098
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Admissions E-mail: admissions@cornellcollege.edu
Web site: http://www.cornellcollege.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : Cornell College
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1853 |
| Religious affiliation: | United Methodist |
| Academic calendar: | other |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 1,115 |
| Setting: | rural |
| Endowment: | $69,253,283 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 2/1 |
| Application fee: | $30 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 43.6% |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,580 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Cornell College is recognized as one of the nation's finest and most distinctive liberal arts colleges, offering its students one extraordinary experience after another, in the classroom, on campus, and around the world. Cornell is able to provide distinctive learning experiences, which many institutions simply cannot duplicate, through its innovative One Course At A Time (OCAAT) academic calendar. Also referred to as the block plan, OCCAT enables students to immerse themselves in a single course of study, each year taking eight to nine different courses during three-and-one-half week terms, or blocks. Students have as much, if not more, classroom time on OCAAT as on a traditional semester calendar but benefit from both the focus and flexibility afforded by OCAAT. Faculty also only teach one course at a time so that they establish close relationships with their students. Cornell's student-faculty ratio of 11:1 enables its faculty to provide students with personalized attention, and classes are capped at 25 students with an average of 16. Faculty are able to creatively design seminar-style courses that can explore the integration of theory and practice, traveling freely off-campus without the competing demands of a semester calendar. Founded in 1853, Cornell's historic hilltop campus is the home of an attractively diverse student body of 1,100 who come from 45 states and 20 countries. Students are actively involved in campus life, whether in arts, athletics, student government, or special interest groups. Since all classes are on a standard schedule, students are able to pursue their extracurricular interests with the same passion they pursue their coursework. Cornell offers highly successful pre-professional programs in business, education, law, and medicine as well as dual degree programs in architecture and engineering. Pre-medical (and other pre-health professional) students pursue distinctive courses, research opportunities, and internships, as well as other services, through Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare. The Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy provides similar advantages for students interested in finance, entrepreneurship, and public policy issues. The Center for Teaching and Learning provides learning support for all students through writing, quantitative reasoning, and media studios. Cornell's pre-law program offers LSAT preparation, professional mentors, internships, and an outstanding mock trial program. Students who wish to study abroad may do so for a single block or a full semester through Cornell courses or the college's two international study consortia. Cornell graduates offer prospective employers and graduate schools exciting resumes of accomplishments, internships, and special study experiences. Two-thirds of Cornell graduates earn advance degrees. Loren Pope, author of Looking Beyond the Ivy League and Colleges that Change Lives, wrote of Cornell College: "In my book there is no better college, and it produces much more than its share of writers, scholars, and executives." |
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