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Cornell UniversityOnce called "the first American university" by educational historian Frederick Rudolph, Cornell University represents a distinctive mix of eminent scholarship and democratic ideals. Adding practical subjects to the classics and admitting qualified students regardless of nationality, race, social circumstance, gender, or religion was quite a departure when Cornell was founded in 1865. Today'…
Cuyahoga Community CollegeCuyahoga Community College held its first day of classes on September 23, 1963. On that day, Tri-C opened its doors to 3,039 students, the largest first day enrollment for a community college in the nation’s history. Its Mmission is to provide high quality, accessible and affordable educational opportunities and services — including university transfer, technical and lifelong learning programs —th…
Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College, a private, four-year liberal arts institution that has been at the forefront of American higher education since 1769 unites the best features of an undergraduate liberal arts college with the intellectual vitality of a research university. Founded as an undergraduate institution more than two centuries ago, Dartmouth offers excellent graduate programs within the Arts and Science…
Davidson CollegeDavidson College is a liberal arts institution founded in 1837 by ministers of the Concord Presbytery. Its 1,700 students come from almost every state in the nation and many foreign countries. A highly selective admission process brings students who are proven scholars and leaders to a close campus community in the small town of Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson College is a liberal arts inst…
DePauw UniversityFounded in 1837, DePauw today incorporates 36 major buildings. Located in the rolling hills of west central Indiana, DePauw is a vibrant community of 2350 students and 250 full-time faculties. For four years, students and faculty together have the opportunity to study, explore and engage in conversation and challenging discourse. And in the process, your understanding of your place in the world an…
Diablo Valley College- San Ramon campusDiablo Valley College is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. It officially began in 1949, in some of the most unlikely sites: high schools, banks, churches, even an old army camp. Called East Contra Costa Junior College, they moved to their present site in 1952, in ten steel buildings acquired from the government for $45 each.…
Diablo Valley College-Pleasant Hill campusDiablo Valley College is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District. It officially began in 1949, in some of the most unlikely sites: high schools, banks, churches, even an old army camp. Called East Contra Costa Junior College, they moved to their present site in 1952, in ten steel buildings acquired from the government for $45 each.…
Dickinson CollegeDickinson College commits resolutely to offer its students the privilege and opportunity of the tradition of liberal education. Chartered in 1783 by a most spirited signer of the Declaration of Independence, Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, just days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution, and named for a signer of the United States Constitution, John Dickinson, D…
Drew UniversityDrew University was established in 1867 as a seminary, the antecedent of today’s Drew Theological School.Drew, a distinguished small university notable for the quality of its academic programs, has three parts: the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the Theological School, and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies (CSGS). Altogether, they enroll 2,500 students and have 155 full-time faculty. The Th…
Duke UniversityDuke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco products and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College. Trinity traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph County when local Methodist and Quake… |