Centre College
600 West Walnut St.
Danville, KY 40422
859.238.5200
http://www.centre.edu
CAMPUS AT A GLANCE
Established in 1819, Centre is a liberal arts college of about 1,400 students. The College’s record of achievement ranges from producing two vice presidents, a chief justice and a justice of the Supreme Court, and seven Rhodes Scholars; to upsetting five-year national champion Harvard in football in 1921; to hosting the only vice presidential debate in both the 2000 and 2012 General Elections; to being a national leader over the past 25 years in the annual percentage of alumni giving.
Centre’s personal education enables students to excel as undergraduates and achieve extraordinary success in advanced studies and careers. They are awarded some of the most prestigious national awards, including the Rhodes, Fulbright, Goldwater, Rotary, and Truman. Within 10 months of graduation, 97 percent are either employed or engaged in advanced study.
The College is located in Danville, a town of 18,000 widely recognized for its high quality of life. It’s within easy driving distance of Lexington, Louisville, and Cincinnati.
Centre is a U.S. News top-50 national liberal arts college (the highest ranking of any Kentucky institution). Centre’s four-year graduation rate of about 84 percent is the highest of any Kentucky college or university. (In comparison, the most recent four-year graduation rate at the state’s flagship university is around 30 percent, and the six-year average rate for all schools nationwide is just over 50 percent.) The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) finds our students among the most “educationally engaged” in the country in measures such as level of academic challenge, interaction with faculty members, and enriching educational experiences.
The foundation of Centre’s academic quality is our faculty, 97 percent of whom hold a Ph.D. or equivalent and who are praised for providing an atmosphere of personal and collaborative education. Although active in research, their top priority is the academic and personal growth of their students.
We reinforce our results-oriented approach with the “Centre Commitment”: students who meet the College’s academic and social expectations are guaranteed 1) an internship or research opportunity, 2) study abroad, and 3) graduation in four years—or we provide up to a year of additional study tuition-free.
The emphasis on international study reflects the global component of the college's mission. More than 85 percent of Centre students study abroad, among the 10 highest rates in the country and the highest percentage of any Kentucky institution.
The College’s Norton Center for the Arts is an essential element of campus life. One of America’s finest arts facilities, the Norton Center showcases performers and performances of worldwide renown. Centre students are able to attend most of these events free of charge!
Our transforming education combined with a surprisingly low cost means Centre is widely recognized (by Fiske, U.S. News, Princeton Review, Colleges That Change Lives, and others) as one of the outstanding values in higher learning. Consumers Digest has ranked Centre as the No. 1 value among U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre is one of the most affordable of the U.S. News top-50 national liberal arts colleges.
We’re obviously proud of our institution and eager to talk about it. But the best way to understand Centre is to come to our beautiful campus and experience it yourself. You have a standing invitation to come to Danville, tour the campus, eat in our dining hall, and talk with the faculty members and students who are the core of our extraordinary education.
KEY FACTS
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Marc said
at 11:32 pm on Jun 6, 2008
Yay Centre Bonners!!!!
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