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Cornell College offers Food Services, and Colleges services in Mount Vernon IA, IA area.
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- Mission
- Cornell College is recognized as one of the nation's finest and most distinctive liberal arts colleges, offering its students one extraordinary opportunity 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 1,200 who come from 47 states and 20 countries. Cornell students are intellectually curious, achievement-oriented, fun-loving, and service-minded. They 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 is a residential campus contributing to a strong sense of community. The college 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 advanced 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."
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Small School, Protestant Affiliation, Small City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Cooperative Work Experience, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Campus Description
- 129-acre campus in Mount Vernon, 15 miles from Cedar Rapids. Airport and bus serve Cedar Rapids; train serves Mt. Pleasant (70 miles). School operates transportation to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on weekends.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $31,050
- Email
- [email protected]
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Religious Affiliation
- United Methodist
- Selectivity
- more selective
- City Type
- Fringe Town
- Campus Size
- 129 acres
- Highest Degree Offered
- Bachelors
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $27670
- Setting
- rural
- Application Deadline
- 1-Apr
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $7220
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 43.59
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $3370
- Academic Calendar
- other
- Year Founded
- 1853
- Founded In
- 1853
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $865
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 1271
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 2916
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $30
- International Application Fee
- $25
- Application Fee
- $30
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Web Site
- http://www.cornellcollege.edu/
