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Washington College

300 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620-1438 -

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Washington College is a private liberal arts college located in the beautiful Chesapeake Bay region on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, just 90 minutes from Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. Washington College in the regional proximity of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington D.C.Founded in 1782, WC is the tenth oldest college in the nation and was named after our patron, George Washington, who served on its first board of governors.

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School Overview:

	Washington College
County	Kent County, MD
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	1,312 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	29 students
Full-Time Graduate	3 students
Part-Time Graduate	68 students

Total Enrollment	1,412 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	1,024 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	82%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	9%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$4,580
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	15%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$2,618
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	78%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$11,043
% Students Receiving Loans	60%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$4,489

School Notes:

WC offers a distinctive creative writing program, one of the nation's few undergraduate behavioral neuroscience programs, and a new environmental studies major, while the beautiful Chesapeake region serves as an "outdoor classroom" for both the arts and sciences.
The Washington legacy has served as a model for leadership, participation and involvement. The athletics program at WC is highly competitive, producing national champions in lacrosse and tennis within the last three years. Washington College offers a variety of club, team, and intramural sports programs. All students are encouraged to take advantage of our athletic opportunities and fitness facilities.
Washington College offers a college education that is intensely personalized for each student. The measure of our success is the ability to know each student as more than a name, to help students confidently establish their place in our intimate academic village, to encourage and support their transformation into accomplished, questioning and independent thinkers.
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In the News:

Washington College Names Five Field Hockey Captains (WBOC Salisbury)
posted on September 7, 2011 at 01:24:12 am
Washington College head field hockey coach Rachel Boyle recently announced her five captains for the 2011 season.
Six Washington College Alumni to Enter Kent County H.S. Hall of Fame (WBOC Salisbury)
posted on September 2, 2011 at 09:51:36 pm
Six Washington College alumni will be inducted into the Kent County High School Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, September 24th.
Forget, White Selected As Volleyball Captains For 2011 (WBOC Salisbury)
posted on September 1, 2011 at 11:22:08 pm
Washington College volleyball head coach Lacey Lister has named two captains for the 2011 season.
College student’s philosophy program brings Plato and Buddha to a Md. prison (Washington Post)
posted on September 1, 2011 at 03:04:00 pm
Donald McColl was ready to start his PowerPoint presentation on the questionable origin of some early Christian artworks, but the equipment was acting up. A student asked, “Does anyone have a paper clip?” It was a joke. No one has a paper clip in prison. This summer, a caravan of scholars and students has been traveling 65 miles from the rustic Chestertown, Md., campus of Washington College to ...
Benders, Jensen, Mulligan Return as Women's Rowing Captains (WBOC Salisbury)
posted on July 27, 2011 at 08:24:04 pm
Washington College head women's rowing coach Dr. Mike Davenport has announced that rising seniors Kelsie Jensen (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) and Kendall Mulligan (Southbury, CT/Westover School) and rising junior Rachel Benders (Cleveland Heights, OH/Beaumont School) will serve as the Shorewomen's captains during the 2011-12 academic year.