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SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION

By Dessa Rodeffer - Quill Publisher/Owner

I was thinking about how blessed we are in Illinois to have such a variety of good schools and colleges in our immediate area. Of course, if you think back to the horse and buggy days, some of them might be quite a trot with the old buggy but in today's way of travel and nice highways rather than gravel or dirt, most schools are an easy drive. To name a few:

Monmouth College

Enrollment: 1,300

Founded: 1853

Private liberal arts college, founded by Scottish Presbyterians and to this day the school maintains its affiliation with the church and its Scottish heritage.

One of the few colleges anywhere to offer bagpipe scholarships. The college has an entirely undergraduate focus, and students come from 19 states and 12 countries.

14 to 1 student / faculty ratio. Areas of Study: 35 majors, 30 minors, 16 pre-professional programs, often does well in rankings of Midwest colleges. In athletics, the Monmouth Fighting Scots compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference.

"The world needs ethical leaders who possess strong critical thinking skills and the ability to bring together ideas and people from multiple disciplines and perspectives." A Vision for Monmouth College.

Knox College

Galesburg;

Enrollment: 1,379

Founded: 1837

Private liberal arts college

12 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size 18; founded by anti-slavery reformers; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences; good grant aid and educational value.

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Enrollment: 2,328

44% full-time

Founded: 1966

Student:teacher ratio 25:1

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

Enrollment: 13,175

Founded: 1899

Degrees: Bachelor's degree

Postbaccalaureate certificate, Master's degree,

Doctor's degree

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Enrollment: 6,000 to 6,999

Founded in 1897

Degrees" Bachelor, Master degrees, Doctorate degrees

College of Education and Health Sciences; College of Engineering and Technology; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Foster College of Business Administration; Graduate School; Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts. Sports: (NCAA)

Urbana-Champaign

Enrollment: 43,246

Founded: 1867

Public research university

One of the top public universities; one of the top engineering schools; member of the Association of American Universities for research strengths; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences; member of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference