Centre College
School Notes Overview:
Founded in 1819, Centre is a U.S. News top-50 national liberal arts college (Kentucky's highest nationally ranked institution). Centre's promise to its students is "personal education, extraordinary success." The College delivers on this pledge with one-to-one from day one career preparation; small classes taught exclusively by challenging, dedicated professors; and an all-learning, all-the-time campus environment that provides abundant opportunities for social interaction and leadership development. Our alumni validate the extraordinary success of this approach: They lead the nation in annual financial support percentage over the last two decades.
School Overview:
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| County | Boyle County, KY |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I |
| Institution Level | 4 or more years |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 1,215 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 2 students |
| Total Enrollment | 1,215 students |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 1,215 students |
| Tuition | $39,000 |
| Tuition Notes | Comprehensive Fee |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 85 % |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 55% |
- Centre’s beautiful campus includes 65 buildings on 150 acres. A multi-million-dollar academic/athletic complex expansion— The College Centre—opened in 2005, and a new, state-of-the-art residence hall will be dedicated in 2009. We have residential programs in England, France, and Mexico, plus exchange programs in England, Northern Ireland, and Japan, all for about the same cost as study in Danville.
- A top-50 national liberal arts college, Centre is recognized by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges, among many others, as one of America's best educational bargains.
- Centre is a total experience that enhances great teaching with a diverse array of out-of-class activities (including leadership opportunities, service projects, guest lectures, athletics, arts groups, clubs, and societies) that add enormously to your education.
- Internationally known artists (Mikhail Baryshnikov, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson) perform at our world-class Norton Center for the Arts. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor gave our commencement address in 2004. In 2000 we held the only Vice Presidential Debate of the year between now-Vice President Dick Cheney and his Democratic opponent, Sen. Joe Lieberman. Our students regularly win the nation's most prestigious awards for undergraduates (Goldwater, Truman) and post-graduates (Rhodes, Rotary, Fulbright). Profile last updated: 07/14/2010.
In the News:
- Boyle 911 Police Blotter July 23-25 (The Danville Advocate-Messenger)
posted on July 27, 2010 at 02:21:14 pm
Editor's note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information used by the dispatcher to send officers to investigate complaints. It is not necessarily an indication of what the officer found upon arrival at the scene, or of how the complaint may have been dealt with. - Centre Football: London trip already paying dividends for Colonels (The Danville Advocate-Messenger)
posted on July 25, 2010 at 01:57:25 am
If this proves to be another successful football season at Centre College, Andy Frye will have even better memories of London. - • Education roundup: Parks earns scholarship (The Salisbury Post)
posted on July 22, 2010 at 10:51:23 am
Parks earns scholarship Catherine Parks of Salisbury is one of 10 first-year students at Centre College in Danville, Ky., to receive âfull-ride-plusâ scholarships as part of The Brown Fellows Program. The initiative, in collaboration with the James ... - Boyle girl juggling two Centre hoops camps in one week (The Danville Advocate-Messenger)
posted on July 21, 2010 at 02:30:11 pm
She may be getting tired, but Marlee Smith is not getting tired of basketball. - Danville package liquor licenses decided (The Danville Advocate-Messenger)
posted on July 20, 2010 at 02:53:26 pm
Danville officially has been wet since May 4, but it wasn't until Monday that applicants found out who will be awarded the six coveted package liquor licenses.
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