Union College

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Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf institution of higher education
private liberal arts college
academicFocus liberal arts
accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education
athleticsConference Liberty League
campusType suburban
city Schenectady
coeducationStatus coeducational
colors garnet
country United States
formerReligiousAffiliation Dutch Reformed Church
foundedAs Union College
foundingDate 1795
fundingType private
governance independent
governingBody Board of Trustees
hasAlumni Andrea Barrett
Chester A. Arthur
Neil Abercrombie
William H. Seward
hasCampusFeature Nott Memorial
central quadrangle campus plan
hasProgram engineering
humanities
interdisciplinary studies
natural sciences
social sciences
hasResidentialSystem minerva houses
iceHockeyConference ECAC Hockey
isOneOf oldest institutions of higher education in the United States
knownFor engineering within a liberal arts context
historic campus architecture
strong undergraduate focus
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Schenectady, New York
motto Sous les lois de Minerve nous devenons tous frères
mottoLanguage French
mottoTranslation Under the laws of Minerva, we all become brothers
NCAADivision NCAA Division III
nickname Union
offers undergraduate education
offersDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
region Capital District of New York
religiousAffiliation nonsectarian
sportsNickname Dutchmen
Dutchwomen
state New York
type private college


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