Young America's Foundations Top 10 Conservative Colleges for 2006-2007 (Great Value for Money)

Young America's Foundation ^ | 2007

[Philistone]

TAC! Didn’t graduate, though.

(One may drink unto the point of hilarity - St. Thomas Aquinas!)

[SirLinksalot]

I would have liked to have seen my alma mater, Washington & Lee University, to have made the list.

Ahh yes, your school received a large endowment from none other than the father of this nation himself ( the school was named after him if I am not mistaken ).

I'd agree that the student body is MOSTLY conservative. However I hear the campus has become far more diverse in its political thought recently.

Groups like Campus Democrats and GSA (the Gay-Straight Alliance) are active, the Office of Multicultural Affairs is recruiting a more racially and religiously diverse student body, and speakers like Spike Lee are invited to speak at the Chapel.

I don't think that's all bad mind you as long as this diversity does not totally INFECT the school.

[SirLinksalot]

Norwich is a damn good engineering school, too!

If you are the military type, this is a great school for you/ If you can't stand boot camp like atmosphere, you might not like it.

[kalee]

ping

[Clam Digger]

They now allow civilian students who don’t go through the same deal, but the diploma looks just the same.

[epow]

Liberty University?? Jerry Falwell?? Horror of horrors, a university that offers a college education to young Americans based on Christian moral values and free enterprise economic principles, what is this nation coming to?? This outrageous affront to America’s academe cannot be allowed to stand!!

[SirLinksalot]

Here is something for you to read ( and others of course ) :

AMERICAN CIVICS LITERACY — WHICH COLLEGES RANK ON TOP.

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/report/additional_tables.html

INTRO :

“By comparing senior scores to freshman scores at each school, ISI has compiled the first-ever ranking of colleges by the value added to students’ learning of America’s history and institutions during the baccalaureate.

Many of the colleges and universities that add the most to civic learning are lesser known, while many of the schools that add little to civic learning are among the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities.

We were especially surprised that freshmen outscored seniors at a number of campuses. In the bottom 16 ranked colleges, the average freshman score was higher than the average senior score, indicating that seniors at these schools actually saw their knowledge of these crucial subjects decline during their years of undergraduate study. Many of these colleges where “negative learning” took place are among the most prestigious in the nation.”

[soccermom]

Wow -- that is a thorough list they cover! I'm scratching my head at how some schools went down in civics literacy after 4 years.

[Nevermore]

Re Occidental: "One can only wonder how the Presbyterians who founded the school in 1887 would have felt."

Certainly not any worse than they would (I do) feel about what has happened to their "church"! (PCUSA, that is)

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[Beagle8U]

Hillsdale college is very conservative and its a learning school, not a party school or town.

Crime is next to non-excistiant and the students get great support from the school. Any needing help are never going to be lost in the crowd.

The Hillsdale area is full of public parks and lakes.

Hunting, fishing, camping, and canoing are the popular pastimes in the area. There is no place in Michigan where you could get over 100 miles from one of the Great Lakes.

Both Lake Michigan and Erie are within easy driving distance.

Non Resident full-time students may purchase resident hunting and fishing licenses.

I live about 18 miles from Hillsdale and its a great area.

[coder2]

excellent !!

everything I hear about Hillsdale makes ME want to go there --- LOL

thanks...

[Beagle8U]

You are welcome!

If you have any more questions please feel free to FReepmail me.

[coder2]

Will do...

Very much appreciated and hopefully you won't be sorry !!