Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts college for women located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. During the 2005-2006 academic year, it had 1,820 undergraduates and 85 graduate students. Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Nickname: The Queen City Political Statistics Founded 1762 County Lehigh County Mayor Ed Pawlowski Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 46. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Cedar Crest offers a comprehensive academic curriculum. But it is particularly known for the quality of its biology and pre-medical programs. Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... A pre-medical Degree is one preparing for medical school. ...

Cedar Crest is one of two four-year colleges located in Allentown. Muhlenberg College, a liberal arts college affiliated with the Lutheran Church, also is located there. Muhlenberg College: Haas College Center, central lawn, Mark di Suveros Victor’s Lament Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1848. ... Luthers seal Lutheranism is a Christian tradition based upon the main theological insights of Martin Luther. ...

Athletics

Cedar Crest competes in NCAA Division III athletics and has teams in basketball, cross country running, equestrianism, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and tennis. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... A cross country race in Minnesota. ... A junior horse riding event at the Melbourne Show Equestrianism relates to the riding of horses. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... The Dive Shot. A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (28 to 30. ... Tennis ball This article is about the sport. ...

Campus

Cedar Crest is located at 100 College Drive, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and maintains 84 acres on its campus. The William F. Curtis Arboretum, a large arboretum once affiliated with the college is located across the street from the college. William F. Curtis Arboretum (84 acres), sometimes called Curtis Arboretum, is an arboretum located across the campus of Cedar Crest College, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. ... An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ...

Notable alumnae and faculty

• Diane Moyer, former Olympic field hockey player
• Pauline Tompkins, first female president of Cedar Crest College

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External links

• Cedar Crest College