Your Future Success Matters

 

1. Academic Success Comes First
Your academic success is the highest priority. Average class size at EC is 16 students. You are never an anonymous face in a lecture hall led by a teaching assistant. All professors teach and provide their home phone numbers and email addresses to students without exception; and they expect students to use them. The academic experience at EC leads to a lifetime of reward career and life opportunities.

2. Work, Travel, Service, and the Arts Bring Value
Internships provide experiential learning and a chance to apply what you have learned. Spring Term classes offer travel abroad experiences and engaging on-campus activities. Community service prepares you to be a responsible contributors to your future communities. Encore will increase your cultural literacy and open new worlds through the performing arts. You will have an edge in your career and in life.

3. Success After Graduation
Whether it is a great job in your field or attending one of the best graduate schools in the country, Elmira College's faculty and administration gets you ready for a rewarding and meaningful life on a sustainable career path.

4. A Community That You Help Create
With more than 100 clubs and organizations, a competitive, participatory Division III athletics program, dynamic residence life, leadership and collaboration opportunities, and exceptional peer students, you make friendships that will last a lifetime. Ten percent of the EC student population are international students residing from 31 different countries. Leadership opportunities will shape your future, raise your sights, and prove valuable in your future work and community life.

5. Getting a Wonderful Start
Our nationally-recognized first-year experience launches you into life at EC. One-on-one instruction in the Freshman Writing Program, Encore, and community service will help you transition to college life. Professors and administrators will provide personal help and guidance along the way. Our Office of Student Success and Advocacy helps students navigate the first-year experience for success at EC.

6. Traditional Collegiate Setting
Founded in 1855 and coeducational since 1969, EC was the first women's college to offer degree requirements equal to those of the best men's colleges. Our academic innovation and long-lived traditions rank EC as one of the top private colleges in the nation. Our traditions link current students with generations of alumni.

7. Valuable and Accessible Education
We offer a range of financial aid opportunities and on-campus jobs to help make college affordable. Ninety-eight percent of our students receive student aid. For honor students, we offer generous honor scholarships based on academic credentials and leadership, making your hard work pay off.