Dordt College

498 4th Ave Ne, Sioux center, IA 51250-1697 -  View Map

Tel: (712)722-6000

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• We offer two-year Associate's degrees, four-year Bachelor's degrees, and a Master's degree in Education that can be completed in as few as three summers.
• We have over 35 majors, with varying emphases within many of the majors. We offer pre-professional programs that can help you to focus your academic experience toward a specific career goal. We also offer off-campus study programs that can broaden your academic experience beyond the confines of the classroom.
• The campus life involves dozens of clubs and activities, from choir, band and student government to drama, academic and social clubs.
• Dordt College is located in Sioux Center, a small community in Northwest Iowa. Sioux Center is 45 miles north of Sioux City, Iowa, and 55 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, SD.
• Dordt College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as a four-year bachelor-degree-granting institution. Our accreditation dates from 1971 with the most recent renewal in 2001. In 1994 the college also gained approval from NCA to offer a graduate program leading to the Master of Education degree. Dordt College also has accredited programs in education, social work, and engineering.
• For the 14th year running, Dordt College was again named as a top Midwest College in U. S. News and World Report’s annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.”
• Profile last updated: 01/11/2010.

In the News:

• Big third quarter carries Bulldogs (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on September 25, 2011 at 01:19:27 am
  A big third quarter lifted the Concordia University football team to a 21-7 GPAC win over Dordt College on Saturday afternoon in Sioux Center, Iowa. The Bulldogs trailed 7-0 at halftime but scored 21 straight points in the third...
• Iowa Politics Insider: Gingrich postpones speech at Dordt (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on July 7, 2011 at 09:12:45 am
  Newt Gingrich has postponed a lecture on Monday at Dordt College in Sioux Center because of a scheduling conflict, the host of the event has announced.
• Gingrich won't make Sioux Center stop (Sioux City Journal)
  posted on July 7, 2011 at 01:10:25 am
  SIOUX CENTER, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich won't appear Monday at a lecture series at Dordt College in Sioux Center.
• Gingrich to speak at Dordt College July 11 (Sioux City Journal)
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 06:40:03 pm
  SIOUX CENTER, Iowa- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will visit Dordt College as part of a Presidential Lecture Series hosted by The Family Leader.
• Whatcom People: Local residents honored with scholarships, graduation, military advancement (The Bellingham Herald)
  posted on June 15, 2011 at 11:38:51 pm
  Six Whatcom County students have received scholarships from Dordt College, in Sioux Center, Iowa.

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