COE COLLEGE

INSTRUCTION - COE COLLEGE IS A SELECTIVE, PRIVATE AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOUR-YEAR COEDUCATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION, PROVIDING SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS SINCE 1851. TO EACH OF ITS MORE THAN 1,200 STUDENTS, THE INSTITUTION OFFERS THE ADVANTAGES OF A SMALL COLLEGE THAT IS DEDICATED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. STUDENT-FACULTY RATIOS ARE LOW AT 11 TO 1, THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE IS 17, AND 95% OF FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE EARNED THE HIGHEST DEGREE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. STUDENTS CAN THUS RECEIVE A LEVEL OF PERSONALIZED ATTENTION THAT HAS ALMOST DISAPPEARED ELSEWHERE IN MODERN ACADEMIA. THE CAMPUS PRESENTS AN INVITING ENVIRONMENT TO STUDENTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, OFFERING A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND PERSONAL ENRICHMENT IN THE MANY INTELLECTUAL, ATHLETIC AND SERVICE PURSUITS AVAILABLE.COE IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FINEST LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY BY A VARIETY OF WIDELY RESPECTED COLLEGE RANKING PUBLICATIONS THAT WEIGH ACADEMIC QUALITY AND STUDENT SELECTIVITY. COE COLLEGE ENJOYS BOTH AN EXCELLENT REGIONAL REPUTATION AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE STRENGTH OF ITS PROGRAMS. THROUGH CAREFUL PLANNING, SELECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES, AND THE EFFORTS OF A DEDICATED FACULTY AND STAFF, COE HAS NOT ONLY MAINTAINED BUT STRENGTHENED ITS POSITION AMONG LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES IN THE MIDWEST.

STUDENT SERVICES - THIS INCLUDES EXPENDITURES FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLEGE FACILITIES. WITH 38 BUILDINGS ON MORE THAN 60 ACRES, MAINTENANCE OF COLLEGE FACILITIES IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR THE COLLEGE. SIGNIFICANT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SO THAT STUDENTS AND FACULTY MAY ENJOY AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, WITH THE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE.