Bates College

2 Andrews Road, Lane Hall, Lewiston, ME 04240 -  View Map

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• Bates was founded in 1855, over 150 years ago, by people who believed strongly in freedom, civil rights, and the importance of a higher education for all who could benefit from it. Bates is devoted to undergraduate in the arts and science, and commitment to teaching excellence is central to the College's mission. When founded in 1855, Bates was the first coeducational college in New England. Oren B. Cheney is now honored as the founder and first president of the College.
• Bates College, widely regarded as one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation, is dedicated to the principle of active engagement. A 10-1 student-faculty ratio makes possible close collaborations in classroom and laboratory, and the Bates learning experience is honed through seminars, research, service-learning, and the capstone of senior thesis. Typically, two-thirds of Bates' 1,700 students study abroad. Co-curricular life is rich: most students participate in club and varsity sports; many participate in performing arts; and almost all students participate in one of more than 90 student-run clubs or organizations.
• As a college of the liberal arts and sciences, Bates offers a curriculum and faculty that challenge students to attain intellectual achievements and to develop powers of critical assessment, analysis, expression, aesthetic sensibility, and independent thought. In addition, Bates recognizes that learning is not exclusively restricted to cognitive categories, and that the full range of human experience needs to be encouraged and cultivated. The College's programs are designed to encourage student development and to foster student leadership, service, and creativity. The College sponsors cultural, volunteer, athletic, social, and religious opportunities which are open to all students, and values participation in these activities.
• Bates College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Correction: Weisenburger title (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
  posted on September 8, 2011 at 04:15:43 am
  LEWISTON Leigh Weisenburger is director of admission at Bates College. Her title was incorrect in an article published Wednesday on Page A5.
• Bates welcomes freshmen (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
  posted on September 7, 2011 at 03:28:26 am
  LEWISTON — Bates College freshmen Alex Parker didn't have far to drive when it was time to move to college. His parents live less than a mile from campus.
• PHOTO/VIDEO: Young Dancers Workshop at Bates Dance Festival (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 04:22:10 am
  Hip-hop instructor Clyde Evans Jr., center, leads a hip-hop class Monday during the Young Dancers Workshop, a three-week program that is part of the Bates Dance Festival at Bates College in Lewiston. For more information on the festival, visit www.batesdancefestival.org.
• Bates tops list of nation's priciest colleges (San Francisco Chronicle)
  posted on July 5, 2011 at 07:33:48 am
  Number of the day $51,300 That's the cost of tuition, fees, room and board at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, the most expensive not-for-profit college in 2009-10, according to the U.S. Education Department. The...
• Bates College in Maine is most expensive (San Francisco Chronicle)
  posted on July 5, 2011 at 12:02:12 am
  Maine's Bates College is the most expensive private, nonprofit college in the United States, with its $51,300 price tag in 2009-10 leading a new government list designed to hold schools accountable for costs. The price...

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