Hope College

141 E 12th St, Holland, MI 49423 -  View Map

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• The curriculum offers a variety of courses in over 50 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The college has long been known for outstanding pre-professional training. Each year many graduates go on to further study in the leading graduate and professional schools in this country and abroad; others directly enter professions. During the 2009-2010 school year, Hope had 3,202 students from 42 states and territories and 28 foreign countries.
• Hope has programs in the natural sciences nationally recognized for exceptional quality and an ABET accredited Engineering program. The strength of Hope's reputation, however, is founded on more than just excellence in the sciences. Hope is the only liberal arts college in the United States to hold national accreditation in all four areas of the fine arts: Art, Music, Theatre, and Dance. This allows students to truly expand their gifts in the numerous areas of the arts. Additionally, some of Hope's most popular programs are in Education, Business, and Psychology. Hope is actually one of only thirty-three colleges in the nation, and the only college in Michigan, to offer the Baker Scholars program, providing special enrichment and growth opportunities to students who show promise of being exceptional business leaders.
• The academic program provides a foundation and intellectual excitement essential to a lifetime of learning. Through its faculty, Hope College is noted for its emphasis on active learning, whether through collaborative research, internships, off-campus study, cooperative learning or other modes.
• Hope College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission* and a member of the North Central Association. Hope is also accredited by the American Chemical Society, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the National Association of Schools of Dance, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Theatre, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Engineering Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology for the Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in engineering, and other agencies.
• Profile last updated: 01/13/2011.

In the News:

• Michigan College Road Trip: Hope College (U.S.News & World Report LP via Yahoo! News)
  posted on September 19, 2011 at 03:59:46 pm
  Identifying itself as a "vibrantly Christian" school, Hope College has a fairly homogenous population--89.5 percent of students are white, and 69 percent hail from Michigan. While the four-year school is rooted in religion, religious practice is not mandated. In fact, 15 percent of students have little to no religious background, school administrators estimate. Still, nondenominational services ...
• Michigan College Road Trip: Hope College (US News & World Report)
  posted on September 19, 2011 at 01:15:07 pm
  Want to know what it's like to attend this school in Holland, Mich.? Read on.
• Hope football eyes win streak (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:42:04 am
  The Hope College football team pursues a two-game win streak Saturday when it hosts Millikin (Ill.) at Holland Municipal Stadium. Here is a look at the matchup.
• Hope College soccer team paying tribute to former player who died in crash (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
  posted on September 16, 2011 at 01:26:57 pm
  Bailey, 23, a Portage Northern and Hope graduate, was killed June 23 in Kalamazoo County.
• Hope's ‘Orange Out’ football game kicks off fundraising (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:12:05 pm
  Hope College football players are teaming with their peers and others at the school to fight cancer. Saturday’s “Orange Out” football game at Holland Municipal Stadium will kick off Cancer Awareness Week at Hope. The theme is: Hope Wins. All proceeds will go to the Hope Cancer Research Fund, the funding of a student researcher at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids and Hospice of Holland.

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