Hillsdale College is looking better & better. They refuse entrance to anyone holding any kind of Federal grant. They refuse to take a single dime of Federal funds for anything.
Hillsdale and
Grove City College are two of the most prominent colleges in the USA that refuse any kind of Federal Grant.
Note that Grove City College's tuition plus board and lodging are a mere $20,000 (that's half what most private colleges charge ).
And what do students get for this low tuition ?
Consider :
* Grove City was ranked as the nation's second most politically conservative college by US News and World Report.
* Human Events Magazine ranks it as one of the cream of the crop in America's conservative colleges.
* The conservative think tank Free Congress Foundation, includes Grove City among its list of top colleges that provide excellent liberal arts.
* The Young America's Foundation placed Grove City in its Top 10 Conservative Colleges list. The schools on this list offer coursework and scholarship in conservative thought and emphasize principles including smaller government, strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.
* Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College concurs and lists Grove City among its top 10 conservative colleges.
* According to the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's 2007 publication of Choosing the Right College, the 2007 US News and World Report college guide ranks Grove City the number one "best value" among northern comprehensive colleges—the fifth year running the school has earned that distinction.
* Barron's Educational Series has called Grove City College a "Best Buy"
* In two consecutive nationwide studies made by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) in cooperation with researchers from the University of Connecticut's Department of Public Policy to determine the extent of civic literacy in higher education, Grove City College students ranked among the top 5 nationally in terms of knowledge of U.S. history, government, economy and international relations. The study was based on the results of a multiple-choice test given to 14,000 randomly chosen freshmen and seniors on 50 college and university campuses.
* In two consecutive years of ISI's study, Grove City was ranked number 4 in 2006[39] and number 2 in 2007, above most Ivy league universities.
* The school's college debating team is ranked number 1 by the National Parliamentary Debate Association, the biggest intercollegiate debate league in the United States.
* College Prowler, the largest publisher of college content in the United States, gave Grove City College an "A+" rating for the safety and security of the campus, according to its latest released rankings. Only 12 schools in the USA received the highest rating. The high grade "means that students generally feel safe, campus police are visible, blue-light phones and escort services are readily available, and safety precautions are not overly necessary," according to the College Prowler guide. The rating is a result of the recommendation of the guide’s student author, direct student feedback and other factors such as the presence and size of a police force and security staff, services provided, the area and campus crime reports, security of dormitories and the prevalence of campus theft.
Hillsdale and Grove City share the same educational philosophy and have shown that EVEN WITHOUT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT aid ( and subsequently CONTROL ), colleges can thrive and still be excellent.
Unfortunately, too many of us think otherwise (conservatives included ). That's why we continue to insist on sending our kids to colleges whose values do not reflect ours. It's no wonder most of the under 30 crowd voted for Obama. They're being influenced by their Federal Government supported Professors.