 |
| about dmoz | help |
|
|
| about dmoz | help |
Top: Reference: Education: Colleges_and_Universities: North_America: United_States: Michigan
| Please submit only colleges and universities from Michigan. An undergraduate division or school of a university offering courses and granting degrees in a particular field should be submitted to the appropriate university category. Two-year, junior, and community colleges should be submitted to Two-Year_Colleges. |
By definition, colleges are institutions of higher learning that grant the bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science or both. Universities are institutions for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.
In 1886 the Presbyterian Synod of Michigan accepted 30 acres of land and two buildings donated by Alma resident Ammi W. Wright and a $50,000 gift from Alexander Folsom of Bay City to establish Alma College.Classes began in September of 1886 for 95 students and nine faculty members.After 113 years, Alma College has grown to a 100-acre campus with 24 major buildings and 1,400 students from 20 states and six foreign countries. The number of faculty members has grown to 82 full-time and 62 part-time faculty; the student to faculty ratio is a low 13:1.
Alma College has developed a number of Scottish traditions which add to the institution's unique character. The Alma College Kiltie Marching Band was named due to their standard uniform of MacPherson kilts. The Scottish arts, including bagpiping and highland dancing, are featured in many Alma College ceremonies. The College even has its own officially registered tartan.
All sites related to Andrews University.
| Submiy sites relating to Central Michigan University. |
Category for sites relating to Central Michigan University.
Located in the heart of Southeast Michigan, Concordia College offers an intimate, stimulating campus environment in the midst of a cosmopolitan university community with an international flair. Downtown Ann Arbor, a city of 110,000, is less than five miles from campus. Concordia is also close to several metropolitan areas and to the rest of the United States via Detroit Metro Airport, which is only 25 miles away.Concordia College is a member of The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Initial accreditation of Concordia's program was granted by North Central in 1968. The expanded academic program was most recently reviewed by The North Central Association in 1991. Accreditation of the four-year program has been in effect since July 1976. Documents are on file in the President's Office and may be reviewed by appointment.
|
List offices and support areas and general administrative offices. |
Career-oriented public university with main campus in Big Rapids and satellite locations across the state and in Canada.
Finlandia University was founded in 1896 as Suomi College, but its heritage extends hundreds of years before that. Finnish people developed the attitude of "sisu" or "persistence and determination" during the early years of their country's formation. It is with this steadfast attitude that Finlandia University was established.After years of hard labor in the Upper Peninsula mining and lumber camps, Finnish immigrants began to dream of a better life for their children and future Finnish generations. They found their answer in Finlandia University.
Although the first class consisted of only 11 people, the college persisted and in 1899 acquired its first building, Old Main. The Finns recognized the need to not only educate their children, but also to maintain their cultural heritage. Hence, the two-year college served many purposes in its early years: preserving Finnish culture; upholding and teaching the tenets of Lutheran religion; training Lutheran ministers; and educating students in English and other skills that would provide job opportunities in their new land.
Today, Finlandia is the only private university in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and one of only 28 colleges and universities in the United States affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It remains the only university in America founded by Finns. The name of the institution was changed on July 1, 2000, to Finlandia University. The institution is now made up of two colleges and two schools including the Suomi College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Professional Studies, the International School of Art & Design, and the International School of Business.
Although officially chartered in 1866, Hope College generally traces its history to the October, 1851, creation of the Holland colony's "Pioneer School." The Pioneer School eventually evolved into "The Holland Academy" and then the college as the community's educational needs progressed from elementary to secondary to higher.The Pioneer School was founded, with support from the Reformed Church in America, because the Rev. A.C. Van Raalte wanted Holland's children to receive education with a Christian character--an option not guaranteed through state-supported schooling.
The solid nature of Van Vleck's construction is one reason that the building endures as one of the community's oldest, but the great Holland fire of 1871 is another. Much of the community was wiped out in the blaze, which spared the college and Pillar Church. In fact, in the aftermath of the conflagration, Hope became a haven for those displaced by the fire (which killed only one resident).
Sturdy Van Vleck Hall suggested an institution designed to stick around for a while, and it wasn't long before the school developed into the college. Hope enrolled its first freshman class--10 men--in the fall of 1862. The college received its charter from the State of Michigan in May of 1866, and graduated its first eight seniors two months later.
|
Please only submit sites that represent Michigan State University institutional administration in this category. This will typically be limited to the administrative offices of University vice presidents. College and department sites should be submitted to the "Colleges and Departments" subcategory of the "Michigan State University" category instead of this one. |
No category description found
A Christian, liberal arts institution.
|
Submit web sites about two-year, post-secondary institutions. Two-year colleges are considered those which primarily award associate degrees, diplomas, and/or certifications, even though they may award some baccalaureate degrees. |
This category consists of sites relating to two-year, post-secondary, educational institutions located in Michigan.
|
Departments which are considered operated by 'staff' for the benefit of the University. |
No category description found
| Copyright © 1998-2007 Netscape |