Cornell College

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Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, known for its distinctive One Course At A Time block academic calendar.

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instanceOf higher education institution
private liberal arts college
academicCalendar One Course At A Time block plan
block system
accreditation Higher Learning Commission
admissionsPolicy selective
athleticsConference Midwest Conference
calendarUnitLength approximately 3.5 weeks per course
campusSize approximately 129 acres
campusType rural
city Mount Vernon
coeducation coeducational
colors purple
white
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalFocus liberal arts
emphasis undergraduate education
formerName Iowa Conference Seminary
founder George Bryant Bowman
foundingDate 1853
governance independent, non-profit
governanceType nonsectarian in governance despite Methodist heritage
governingBoard Board of Trustees
housing primarily residential
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Iowa
Linn County, Iowa
Mount Vernon, Iowa
mascot Ram
motto They Shall Mount Up With Wings As Eagles
mottoLanguage English
notableFeature One Course At A Time curriculum where students take one class per 3.5-week block
entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
numberOfBlocksPerYear 8
offersDegree bachelor's degrees
offersProgram fine arts programs
humanities programs
natural sciences programs
social sciences programs
postalCode 52314
president Jonathan Brand
region Midwestern United States
religiousAffiliation United Methodist Church
sportsNickname Rams
state Iowa
studentFacultyRatio low student-to-faculty ratio (liberal arts model)
type private college
website https://www.cornellcollege.edu/

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Leo Beranek educatedAt Cornell College
George Washington Carver educatedAt Cornell College
this entity surface form: Simpson College
eastern Iowa notableInstitution Cornell College
subject surface form: Eastern Iowa
Klarman family donatedTo Cornell College
this entity surface form: Cornell College of Arts and Sciences
Mount Vernon, Iowa knownFor Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa isHomeOf Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa hasCollege Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa isCollegeTownOf Cornell College
David C. Hilmers educatedAt Cornell College