WESTMINSTER College makes ‘best’ guide

Staff report

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Westminster College is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review.

The education services company features Westminster in the new 2013 edition of its annual college guide, “The Best 377 Colleges.”

Westminster’s student radio station, WWNW 88.9FM, earned recognition as one of the “Best College Radio Stations” for the fourth-straight year. Westminster was also included in the “Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution” and “Don’t Inhale” categories based on political persuasion, popularity of student government, the prevalence of religion, low use of marijuana, and other social characteristics noted in student surveys.

Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are included in the book.

Students praised the “extremely accessible and helpful” professors, supportive classmates, great career services, safe campus and opportunities for involvement.

One student said, “Contrary to popular belief, Westminster College, not Disneyland, is the happiest place on earth.”

The guide’s editors noted: “Westminster College has remained intent on crafting a personalized learning process for students, with the aim of turning out well-rounded individuals who can live and affect the world in a positive way. The challenging liberal-arts curriculum provides a broad foundation for academic study, and the school heavily stresses the application of what’s learned by pushing students to prepare themselves for the future using real-life simulations.

“At this very happy place, the administration always keeps the interests of the students in mind, the classes are small, and students get the attention they need. Westminster runs on personal relationships between faculty and students, and even the janitor knows your name.”

Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s senior vice president of publishing and author of “The Best 377 Colleges,” commended the college for its academics.

The rankings are based on The Princeton Review’s survey of 122,000 students. Visit www.PrincetonReview.com for more information.