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Located in the small northeast Iowa town of Decorah, Luther College is an undergraduate Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts institution of about 2,150 students. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Its mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and community service. Luther College provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons in its educational programs and activities.
Farmingdale State College offers an outstanding value and is the largest of SUNY`s colleges of technology (with over 9,000 students). Offering bachelor and associate degrees, Farmingdale will offer its first graduate degrees in the fall 2017. Farmingdale prepares students with the education, skills, and critical thinking needed to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Students have abundant opportunities in experiential learning—internships, clinical training, and guided research—that provide practical instruction and personal growth. Small, personalized classes, a residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus undergoing major renovation, and highly successful NCAA Division III athletics make Farmingdale State one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region. In the 2013 U.S. News & World Report, Farmingdale ranked one of the best regional colleges in the north and was the only SUNY college listed in the Graduating with the LEAST debt category.
Established in 1926 as part of the Tyler Public School System, Tyler Junior College gave residents of the Tyler area access to higher education. The college had a small student body during its early years. In the 1930s, as the country struggled through the Depression, only 200 students were enrolled. However, the prosperity of the 1940’s signaled major changes. In 1945, Tyler voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to create a junior college district and issued $500,000 in bonds for the College. The expansion of the College included new facilities and new full-time faculty members. Its growth came at an appropriate time for local residents and for many veterans who returned to Tyler to seek new opportunities and access to higher education. Tyler Junior College has continued to expand since its “rebirth” in the 1940’s. The Tyler Junior College District is now comprised of six independent school districts: Chapel Hill ISD*, Grand Saline ISD, Lindale ISD, Tyler ISD*, Van ISD* and Winona ISD. Today, after 86 years, Tyler Junior College offers more courses in any single major division than were offered in the entire curriculum in 1926. The College now has an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students each semester. In addition, 20,000 individuals take continuing education courses each year.
Founded in 1897, Bradley University is a private, mid-sized university with 5,400 students that offers more opportunities than small colleges and more personalized experiences than large universities. More than 185 academic programs are available in business, communications, education, engineering, fine and performing arts, health sciences, the liberal arts, science and technology. Distinctive programs include entrepreneurship, game design, hospitality leadership, internal auditing, music and entertainment industry, sports communication and physical therapy. Bradley’s 84-acre residential campus is located in a historic neighborhood just 1 mile from downtown Peoria, Ill. — the largest metropolitan area in downstate Illinois — and is less than three hours from Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis.
Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and offers over 60 credit programs varying from Auto Body to Vet Assistant.