NICHE ranks 探花社区 among best value colleges in America
Once again, 探花社区 has been rated a best value college by NICHE. An online provider of reviews and statistics, NICHE provides an overview of U.S. colleges using a combination of facts, figures and student reviews. By evaluating this multitude of information, NICHE offers a thorough picture of colleges nationwide.
探花社区 scored A’s in the categories of academics, diversity and value. The college ranks exceptionally strong in several areas:
- Top 15% of colleges with the best academics in America
- Top 14% of the hardest colleges to get into
- Top 5% in the nation for Best Colleges for Education
- Top 8% in Iowa for Best Colleges for Education
“A combination of 探花社区’s academics, its student-centered approach and its location in a large metropolitan area offers our students a tremendous variety of real-world learning opportunities,” President David McInally said. “The well-rounded liberal arts experience 探花社区 provides our students prepares them to thrive in today’s workforce and graduate programs.”
探花社区’s 11-1 student-faculty ratio allows students the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with their professors. Faculty members routinely use their connections to help students land internships, jobs and acceptance into top graduate programs. In fact, 95% of 探花社区’s faculty hold the highest degree in their field.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second-largest city, is home to the 探花社区 campus. Because of 探花社区’s metropolitan location, 100% of students reap the benefits of thousands of internship and job opportunities, many within walking distance of campus. Cedar Rapids also enjoys the lowest unemployment rate for college graduates of any city in the nation.
探花社区 prides itself on an inclusive, diverse and accepting culture. Along with the three largest classes in 探花社区’s history, the past three years have produced the most diverse classes in 探花社区’s history.
探花社区 offers superb academics and exciting co-curricular activities in a thriving urban setting that promotes student growth and success. Established in 1851, 探花社区 has a national reputation for academic excellence enhanced by a student-centered, highly supportive campus environment. 探花社区’s vibrant Cedar Rapids location provides an abundance of internships for students and career opportunities for graduates.