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Keuka is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The College offers degree programs in the People's Republic of China where more than 3,000 Chinese students are pursuing Keuka degrees. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation. ...

U.S. News & World Report ranked Keuka College No. 9 as a "best value" and No. 5 in "lightest debt load" for 2007. Read more.

Academics

Keuka College places emphasis on experiential education. At the heart of this commitment is Field Period, where students spend 140 hours per year in a self-directed learning experience. In addition to meeting the needs of traditional students, Keuka's Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) offers bachelor's degree completion and master's degree programs at locales around the state.

Keuka offers 33 bachelor’s degree programs, 20 minors; double majors; and self-designed majors. Keuka offers master’s degree programs in childhood education, occupational therapy, management, and criminal justice administration as well as pre-professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine, and veterinary medicine.

Undergraduate Majors

• Accounting
• American Sign Language
• American Sign Language-English Interpreting
• Biochemistry
• Biology - Concentrations: Biomedical Studies, Organismal Biology
• Biology 7-12
• Biology 7-12/Special Education
• Clinical Science (Pre-Chiropractic)
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Education:
Unified Childhood/Special Education (Grades 1-6) - Concentrations: American Sign Language, Art, Communication, English, Family and Child Studies, Global Studies, Mathematics, Science, Spanish
Unified Childhood/Special Education (Birth – Grade 2) - Concentrations: American Sign Language, Art, Communication, English, Family and Child Studies, Global Studies, Mathematics, Science, Spanish
• Educational Studies
• English - Concentrations: Writing/Communication, Creative Writing, Theatre and Drama
• English 7-12
• English 7-12/Special Education
• Environmental Science
• Management - Concentrations: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Sports Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics 7-12
• Mathematics 7-12/Special Education
• Medical Technology
• Occupational Science (OT)
• Organizational Communication
• Political Science and History
• Psychology - Concentrations: Child and Family Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Forensic Psychology
• Social Studies 7-12
• Social Studies 7-12/Special Education
• Social Work
• Sociology - Concentrations: Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Student-Initiated Major
• Undecided/Exploratory
• Visual and Verbal Art

Pre-Professional Programs

• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medical
• Pre-Veterinary

Adult Education

The Keuka College Accelerated Studies for Adults (ASAP) program offers degree completion and master’s programs for adult learners. Bachelor’s degrees can be earned in organizational management, criminal justice, nursing for RNs, and social work. Master’s degrees are available in criminal justice administration and management. Keuka also offers a certificate in gerontology, a 24-credit program that follows the guidelines of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and is registered with the New York State Department of Education. The Keuka ASAP program is designed to meet the needs of working adults and parents – classes are held one evening a week at satellite locations throughout Central and Western New York.

Visit www.keuka.edu/asap for more information.

History

Overview

Founder: George Harvey Ball
Year: 1890

George Harvey Ball envisioned a college that would provide a high-level education to all deserving students, regardless of economic background. As a brochure produced in 1891 attested: Keuka College was “pre-eminently, for the common people…With ample endowment,” the brochure continued, “it will raise an army of country people from comparative ignorance and consequent weakness to superior men and women who shall bring strength to the nation and help to humanity.”

Financial troubles forced the College to close in 1915, and it was re-opened in 1921 as Keuka College for Women. Keuka remained a single-sex institution until 1985, when financial troubles caused by declining enrollment (from 536 total students in 1979 to 407 students in 1984) again forced the issue and the Board of Trustees voted to admit men.

In 1942, Edith Estey, a 1933 Keuka graduate and administrator, created the Field Period program, which remains a major component of a Keuka College education. Through Field Period, each Keuka student is required to spend 140 hours per year (or approximately one month) in a self-directed learning experience. This can involve a work internship, a community service project, spiritual exploration, personal development (such as an Outward Bound experience), cross-cultural diversity exploration, or a group cultural experience to another city or country. For information about a medical intern, see the article on Medical residency. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Outward Bound (OB) is an international, non-profit, independent educational organization with approximately 40 schools around the world and 100,000 participants per year. ...

Key Dates

• 1890: Keuka College opens

• 1921: the College re-opens as an all-women's school

• 1942: Field Period is instituted

• 1985: Keuka begins admitting male students again

Campus Life

More than 40 clubs and campus organizations. See college Web site for complete list.

Residence Halls

Approximately 69 percent of students live on campus. All halls offer common study areas, pantries, TV lounges, phone and cable connections, and Internet access. Laundry is included with room & board.

• Saunders Hall – single sex hall available to all Keuka women. Also has a substance –free floor.

• Space Hall - co-ed by floor.

• Davis Hall - co-ed by floor. Freshmen only

• Harrington Hall – available to upperclass students and transfers. This residence hall places emphasis on leadership and cooperative living. The rooms are suite-style and there is an additional $300 charge per year.

• Ball Hall – the oldest building on campus, it is available only to upperclass and transfer students.

• Blyley Hall – two floors, one for women. Typically attracts upperclass student athletes.

Athletics

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Sports teams at Keuka College:

Men’s

• Baseball

• Basketball

• Cross Country

• Lacrosse

• Soccer

• Tennis

Coed - Golf

Women’s

• Basketball

• Cross Country

• Lacrosse

• Soccer

• Softball

• Synchronized swimming

• Tennis

• Volleyball

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Memberships and Accreditations

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation. ...

• Council on Social Work Education The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association for social work education in the United States of America. ...

• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association

• International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education

• Keuka College is a member of the Rochester Area Colleges consortium The Rochester Area Colleges is a consortium of higher education institutions in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area. ...

External links

• Keuka College
• Keuka College Facebook
• Campaign to Save Ball Hall Blog