College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1874 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
1,977 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$407,922,042 |
Application Deadline: |
January 15 |
Application Fee: |
$50 |
Selectivity: |
Most selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$32,124 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$8,052 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
40 |
Honor Societies: |
Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Blue Key; Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha; Delta Epsilon; Pi Gamma Mu; Pi Sigma Alpha |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union; Campus Crusade for Christ; Campus Pagan Association; CC Catholic Community; CC Prayer Warriors; Chaverim/Hillel; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Faculty and Faith; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Latter Day Saints Institute of Religion; The Mill (affiliated with New Life Church); Navigators; Shove Council; Seekers (at First Presbyterian Church); Spiritual Classics (reading group); Society of Friends; Unitarian Universalists; Young Life; Zen Buddhist Sangha |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Student Union; Native American Student Association; Black Student Union; SOMOS; EQUAL; South Asian Student Alliance |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Colorado College Campus Association; Amnesty International; Aprender Mediante Amistad; BreakOut; Breckenridge Adaptive Ski; CARE; CC Community Kitchen; CC Cycling Team; CC Learning Initiative in the Mountains; CC Literacy Center; CC Shovokan Karate Association; Club Med; Educational Enrichment; EnAct; Film Workshop; Freeriders Union of Colorado College; Gorman Minority Scholars Program; KEEP; Mentoring At Risk Youth; Pass the Peace; Queer Straight Alliance; Raptor's Rescue; RISE; Sheltered Lives; Victim's Assistance Team; Volunteer Action; Yellow Bikes; Gamelan Orchestra; Arts & Crafts Committee; Dance Workshop; Film Series Committee; Forensics Club; The Leviathan (literary magazine); The Cipher (political and intellectual journal); The Nugget (yearbook); Great Performers & Ideas; Livesounds; Outdoor Recreation Committee; Theatre Workshop; Worner Programming Board; Div. 1 men's ice hockey and women's soccer; 16 Div. 3 intercollegiate sports; club and intramural sports |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Catalyst (weekly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
3 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
3 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
N/A |
Number of Sororities: |
3 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
3 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
N/A |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, day care, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
N/A |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
499,596 |
Library Facilities: |
Music library; free access to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center library and collections; other college departmental libraries; Proespector (shared catalog and lending system for Colorado academic and public libraries); Center for Research libraries. |
Museums |
Electronic music studio; Observatory; Extensive herbarium collection; 4 greenhouses; Environmental Science van equipped for field research; Fourier transform nuclear; magnetic resonance spectrometer; Packard Hall, 300 seat concert/lecture hall; Photography darkrooms; Drama/Dance: Armstrong Theatre, 740 seat proscenium theatre;
Armstrong 32, 100 seat experimental theatre; 4 dance studios w/Marley, variable speed cd players; Drama computer lab; Geology: Petrographic microscopes; X-ray diffractometer; Sedimentology lab; El Pomar Sports Center: Metabolic Equipment (COSMED Quark PFT Ergo); Hydrostatic Weighing Equipment; Cadaver study in Sports Science; Biology: Scanning electron microscope; Transmission electron microscope; Baca Campus in Southwest Colorado; Stabler-Gilmore Cabin in foothills west of Colorado Springs |
Computers Available: |
436 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
300 |
Wired Labs: |
40 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
Wireless Capacity: |
2,500 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
No |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options |
Sprinkler System: |
N/A |
Fire Alarms: |
N/A |
Campus Size: |
90 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Denver (70), Colorado Springs (10) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Denver (70) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Colorado Springs (1) |
Cars Permittedt: |
No |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) |
Navy ROTC: |
N/A |
Airforce ROTC: |
N/A |
Alcohol Permitted: |
Yes |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
Popular Events: |
First-Year Outdoor Orientation (FOOT) Trips; Homecoming; Winter Ball; Llamapalooza (outdoor music festival); Dance Workshop Fall & Spring shows |
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