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Colorado College, also known as CC, is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It was founded in the year 1874 by General William Jackson Palmer. The college campus occupies over 90 acres of land. CC offers its students degrees and certificate programs in a wide variety of academic areas including environmental science, biology, neuroscience, religion, and comparative literature, among others.
The Greek fraternities and sororities in Colorado College include Delta Gamma, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Chi, and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Students also participate in other clubs and organizations such as the Asian American Student Union, Queer Straight Alliance, CC Cycling Club, Black Student Union, and Help Ignorance Vanish.
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Campus Location14 E Cache La Poudre
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
USA
Main Tel: (719) 389-6000
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Colorado College HighlightsWhere Colorado College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science, liberal arts, conservation and resource management, fine arts, religion and philosophy, mathematics, and drama and performing arts.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Selective admissions.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 529 | 42 | | Master | 61 | 3 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Colorado College was 2,075 in 2007 (2,062 full-time equivalent). About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class. Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%. About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 33,972 | | Room | $ 4,630 | | Board | $ 3,868 | | Books and supplies | $ 936 | | Other | $ 1,794 |
Financial Aid: Colorado College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 109 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 39 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 22 |
Housing and MealsColorado College provides on-campus housing for 1,524 of its 2,062 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Colorado College AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Colorado College is in the Division III Independents for major sports. Colorado College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 26 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 21 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .
Colorado College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 30% | | Women | 34% | | All | 32% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 610-700 | | Math | 620-690 | | Writing | 600-700 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (22 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (61 awarded) - Elementary Education and Teaching
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
FINE ARTS (24 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (308 awarded) - Anthropology
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- French Studies
- German Language and Literature
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- International Economics
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Russian Language and Literature
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (10 awarded) - Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
MEDICINE (4 awarded) MUSIC (4 awarded) PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (28 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (88 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Colorado College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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