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Dickinson College

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Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Phone:
+1 717-243-5121

Address:
28 N College St, Carlisle, PA 17013, USA

Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1773 as Carlisle Grammar School, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, six days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded after the formation of the United States. Dickinson was founded by Benjamin Rush, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and named John and Mary's College in honor of John Dickinson, a signer of the Constitution who was later the Governor of Pennsylvania, and his wife Mary Norris Dickinson. They donated much of their extensive personal libraries to the new college.With over 250 full-time faculty members and an enrollment of nearly 2,400 students, Dickinson has been recognized for its innovative curriculum and international education and global education programs. For example, Dickinson sponsors 12 educational centers in other countries, with educational centers and study abroad programs established in cities such as Bologna, Málaga, and Toulouse since the mid-1960s. Its approach to global education has received national recognition from the American Council on Education and NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The college was among six institutions profiled in depth in 2003 by NAFSA for Outstanding Campus Internationalization. In 2010, Dickinson received The Climate Leadership Award from the organization Second Nature for innovative and advanced leadership in education for sustainability….In addition to offering either a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree in 22 disciplinary majors and 20 interdisciplinary majors, Dickinson offers an engineering option through its 3:2 program, which consists of three years at Dickinson and two years at an engineering school of Columbia University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or Case Western Reserve University. Upon successful completion of both portions of the program, students receive the B.S. degree from Dickinson in their chosen field and the B.S. in engineering from the engineering school.The Dickinson School of Law is located adjacent to the college campus and was founded as its law department. It received an independent charter in 1890 and ended all affiliation with the college in 1917. In 2000 the Law School merged with the Pennsylvania State University.
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