Cornell College
Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, has established a new interdisciplinary program in science and religion. One of the features of this program is an undergraduate major in science and religion that requires substantial course work in at least one of the natural sciences as well as course work in philosophy, religion, and history.1
Recognized as one of the nation’s finest colleges, Cornell College is distinctive in U.S. higher education in offering the combination of liberal arts study and pre-professional study within the focus and flexibility provided by the One-Course-At-A-Time framework. Located in the historic town of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Cornell was founded in 1853 and today is an active and diverse residential community of 1,200 students.2
Recognized as one of the nation?s finest colleges, Cornell College is distinctive in U.S. higher education in offering the combination of liberal arts and pre-professional study within the focus and flexibility provided by the One-Course-At-A-Time framework. Located in the historic town of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Cornell was founded 150 years ago and today is an active and diverse residential community of more than 1,100 students.3
The New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University was founded in 1894 as the first statutory college in New York. Before the creation of the college, instruction in veterinary medicine had been part of Cornell’s curriculum since the university’s founding.4
From the very beginning, Cornell has accepted women into all degree programs. In 1858, Cornell was the first college west of the Mississippi to grant a baccalaureate degree to a woman.5