Wells College

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Wells College is a small private liberal arts college in Aurora, New York, historically known as a women’s college and for educating notable figures such as former First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland.

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instanceOf higher education institution
private liberal arts college
academicFocus liberal arts and sciences
accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education
associatedWithPosition educated former First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland
campusOverlooks Cayuga Lake
changedGenderAdmissionPolicy became coeducational in 2005
controlType private
country United States of America
follows semester system
foundedBy Henry Wells
foundingDate 1868
governedBy board of trustees
hasAthleticsAffiliation NCAA Division III
hasAthleticsNickname Express
hasCampusType rural campus
hasHistoricBuilding Macmillan Hall
Main Building
Morgan Hall
Zabriskie Hall
hasLibrary Louis Jefferson Long Library
hasMotto “Habere et dispertire”
hasNotableAlumnus Emily Howland
Frances Folsom Cleveland
surface form: Frances Cleveland Preston

Frances Folsom Cleveland
Mildred McAfee Horton
Pleasant Rowland
hasSchoolColors red
white
historicalGenderAdmissionPolicy women-only college
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Aurora, New York
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cayuga County, New York NERFINISHED
New York
surface form: New York (state)
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn eastern shore of Cayuga Lake
memberOf Council of Independent Colleges
New York State Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation “To have and to share”
namedAfter Henry Wells
offersDegree bachelor's degree
offersProgram arts and humanities programs
business and management programs
natural sciences programs
social sciences programs
regionServed Finger Lakes
surface form: Finger Lakes region of New York
religiousAffiliation nonsectarian

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Frances Folsom Cleveland educatedAt Wells College
Frances Clara Folsom almaMater Wells College
Aurora, New York hasPart Wells College
Aurora, New York isHomeOf Wells College