Newsmax's 40 Best Colleges for Conservative Values

Newsmax ^ | By John Blosser

[SeekAndFind]

American colleges and universities may be liberal strongholds for the most part, but there are some outstanding institutions of higher learning that still cater to conservative values.

Some are religious, some secular, but all of the schools on this list have demonstrated a commitment to conservatism, either through their original mission statements, their curriculums, volunteer and work opportunities, or on-campus activities available to students.

To help young people find a top-notch education at an institution that resonates with their principles, Newsmax — with the help of TheBestSchools.org, the Young America's Foundation, and other resources — has compiled a list of the 40 best colleges and universities for conservative values.

1. Hillsdale College — Located in Hillsdale, Michigan, the college is a coeducational liberal arts college that provides classes such as Western heritage and American heritage and includes the Kirby Center, based in Washington, D.C., which helps students find placement for government internships. It was founded in 1844 and has about 1,400 students.

2. Christendom College — Located in Front Royal, Virginia, this Catholic college, with about 550 students, was founded in 1977 and offers seven undergraduate majors and a master's degree program in theological studies.

3. Grove City College — Located in Grove City, Pennsylvania, it is a private liberal arts college with about 2,500 students established in 1876. Its website states: "The College unapologetically advocates preservation of America's religious, political, and economic heritage of individual freedom and responsibility."

4. College of the Ozarks — All 1,400 students at this Missouri college work 15 hours per week in lieu of paying tuition, earning the college its nickname of "Hard Work U." The Christian, liberal arts college offers 41 majors and 38 minors, as well as pre-professional courses, and prides itself on offering a "patriotic education,"

[TBP]

Where in Hillsdale did you live, and when?

[TBP]

Government money brings government control.

Much of the scholarship fund is funded by alumni and friends. Interesting that this hits here today, as in today’s mail was a donation letter from Hillsdale.

[Deplorable American1776]

I had a feeling Hillsdale would be on the list...Ava Maria is a new college in a newly formed city of Ava Maria...

[ohioman]

I went to a liberal college (Ohio University) and had a great time pissing off liberals (either in class at journalism school or while playing in a hard rock/heavy metal band). It was the most fun I ever had in my life. It’s too bad that my band wasn’t any better. :)

[Dr. Sivana]

Seems like a serious waste of money at a time we NEED Conservative Hardware and Software Engineers.

I have been working in IT all my adult life with my polysci degree. My first boss had a Psych doctorate, my coworkers had degrees in Humanities and Sociology. In my last position, in a bank, the group lead's boss had no college degree at all (his dad worked on the Apollo mission, and that opened doors in the financial IT sector). My Best Man has been a programmer for 25 years, wrote a book for Windows 95 for Sybex, and is still programming, despite having a degree in Philosophy. I was also Best Man for a fellow who bailed out of U of C working on a Psych degree, and he is a contract programmer for Microsoft.

If you can think and learn and work, you can get good work in IT regardless of your major.

[SeekAndFind]

Check out Brigham Young and Grove City College, both with great engineering prigrams. Grove City College has won aeveral intercollegiate programming and robotics competitions. They are both on this list.

[elteemike]

Texas A & M for one is well respected for engineering, if I’m not mistaken...A couple of Aggies in my circle...