Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, known for its progressive history and strong emphasis on undergraduate education and the arts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservatory of music
higher education institution
private liberal arts college
accreditation Higher Learning Commission
admissionPolicy coeducational
athleticAssociation NCAA Division III
athleticConference North Coast Athletic Conference
campusType small-town campus
country United States
educationalFocus undergraduate education
emphasis residential education
undergraduate teaching
founder John Jay Shipherd
Philo P. Stewart
foundingDate 1833
fundingType private, not-for-profit
governedBy Board of Trustees
hasAcademicDivision Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
hasCampusFeature art museum
conservatory complex
performing arts venues
residence halls
science center
hasColor crimson
gold
hasMascot Yeomen and Yeowomen
historicalSignificance one of the first U.S. colleges to admit African American students regularly
one of the first U.S. colleges to admit women on an equal basis with men
knownFor conservatory-level music education
liberal arts curriculum
progressive history
strong emphasis on the arts
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Oberlin, Ohio
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lorain County, Ohio
locatedInTimeZone America/New_York
motto Learning and Labor
musicAccreditation National Association of Schools of Music
namedAfter Oberlin, Ohio
offersDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music
offersProgram double-degree program in arts and music
religiousAffiliationAtFounding Congregationalist
Presbyterian
sector nonprofit
studentLevel primarily undergraduate
typeOfInstitution private


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