Company description
Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a 4-year Christian liberal arts college dedicated to providing the best in higher education.
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- Mission
- During a recent school year Calvin College had four members of its community honored as Fulbright Scholars: a trio of professors and a student. All four were able, thanks to the Fulbright program, to spend time studying and researching their academic disciplines in such locales as China, Hong Kong, Ghana and the Netherlands. Of the opportunity one of Calvin's Fulbright Scholars said simply: "I've found cultural exchange to be one of the most rewarding components of spending time abroad. Even the simplest of conversations with an individual from a foreign culture can impact the way we see the world. Spending time abroad has made that abundantly clear." Calvin also brings cultural exchange to its 400-acre campus in Grand Rapids where in 2009-2010 some 400 students, or 10 percent of the student body, hailed from outside the US In addition off-campus programs take students to more than 20 locations around the globe, including Britain, China, Hungary, Honduras and Spain, while service-learning projects and internships help Calvin students explore their gifts in Grand Rapids and beyond while gaining valuable experience.The Calvin curriculum, including a core built on core knowledge (knowledge of God, the world and ourselves), core skills (reasoning, communication, technology, research and physical) and core virtues (diligence, patience, honesty, courage, charity, creativity, empathy, humility, stewardship, compassion, justice, faith, hope and wisdom) gives the college's 4,000 students a broad and diverse learning experience with majors, minors and academic programs in everything from Asian Studies, biochemistry and engineering to elementary education, youth ministry leadership and speech pathology. In all subjects students explore all things while combining faith and learning in real, meaningful and lasting ways.More than 80 percent of Calvin professors hold the highest degree in their field, while the student to faculty ratio is just 11:1 and the average class size at Calvin is just 22 students.Outcomes for Calvin graduates are good. The college is one of the top producers in the country of students who go on to earn a doctoral degree. And in a recent survey, 96 percent of Calvin graduates reported that they had either secured a job or begun graduate school within six months of graduation.
- General Information
- Selective, Medium School, Other Religious Affiliation, Small City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Any Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Cooperative Work Experience, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Medium
- Campus Description
- 370-acre, suburban campus in Grand Rapids, 150 miles from Detroit. Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus.
- Accreditation
- Commission on Higher Learning of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
- Other Admission Requirements
- , Financial statement NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $24,870
- Athletics
- NCAA Division III; MIAA
- Email
- [email protected]
- Majors And Minors
- 100 academic options
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Religious Affiliation
- Christian Reformed
- Selectivity
- more selective
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Bbb Accredited Business Since
- Sep 25, 1996
- Campus Size
- 370 acres
- Setting
- suburban
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Average Purchase Amount Per Transaction
- $191.87
- Average Spend Per User Per Month
- $298.14
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $10080
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $22940
- Students
- 4,200
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $7970
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 94.01
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $3360
- Academic Calendar
- 4-1-4
- Year Founded
- 1876
- Founded
- 1876
- Founded In
- 1876
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $420
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $550
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 2039
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 2169
- Average Purchases Per Month
- 1.56
- International Application Fee
- $35
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $35
- Application Fee
- $35
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.calvin.edu/
