Peace College In Raleigh, NC
Peace College is a liberal arts and sciences college for women founded in 1857 by William Peace and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The College’s original structure, Main Building, was used as a hospital during the Civil War then as a Freedmen’s Bureau, before reopening as an educational institution in 1872. Peace College offers baccalaureate degrees in a wide array of disciplines.
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Learning is a rewarding journey - our goal is to give you a sense of adventure, an eagerness to learn and an open mind to what your future could hold. We have shaped Peace College into an inspiring learning environment where an intelligent and energetic student like you can discover who you are and who you want to become.
Peace is offering four-year baccalaureate degrees in a variety of programs designed to give you the education and skills you need to build successful lives and careers.
Features:
- Peace offers a serene, traditional campus in the center of the busy capital city Raleigh, N.C. Their buildings are situated in grove of native oaks. The centerpiece building, Main Building, was constructed in the 1860s and is included on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Peace College is located in Raleigh, N.C., regularly ranked as a best place to live.
- Peace was founded in 1857.
- The college is independent, but has an historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
- Peace College enrolls approximately 700 women each year.
- Their student-to-faculty ratio is 11-1.
- 100 percent of their classes are taught by faculty. No teaching assistants.
- All of their graduates complete an internship in their area of study. More than half of their graduates report that they received job offers from their internship employers.
- 91 percent of their graduates completed their degree within four years.
- They offer 15 majors, an innovative teacher education program and a wide variety of minor options.
- Their academic program is regularly ranked by their students as among the very best in the nation, as measured by the National Survey of Student Engagement.
- Their comprehensive "Peace Passport" educational program provides a framework in which academic learning is engaged with outside-the-classroom experiences to prepare you for a meaning-filled life and career.
Degrees granted:
Four-year baccalaureate degrees in Anthropology, Biology, Business Administration, Child Development, Communication, Education, English, Graphic Design, History, Human Resources, Leadership Studies, Liberal Studies, Music Performance, Political Science, Psychology, and Spanish.
Their mission statement:
"Peace is a baccalaureate college of the arts and sciences that challenges women to an adventure of intellectual and personal discovery, preparing women for graduate and lifelong learning, for meaningful careers, and for ethical lives of purpose, leadership and service."
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