Deep Springs College

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Deep Springs College is a highly selective, tuition-free liberal arts college and working ranch in California known for its intensive academics, student self-governance, and labor program.

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Deep Springs College canonical 1
Deep Springs Trustees 1

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instanceOf educational institution
liberal arts college
private college
two-year college
working ranch
academicCalendar three-term academic year
academicFocus liberal arts
accreditation accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission
admissionsPolicy highly selective
campusSetting high desert valley
campusType remote
coeducationStart 2018
coeducationStatus coeducational
country United States of America
surface form: United States
degreeType associate-level liberal arts curriculum
educationalPhilosophy combination of academics, labor, and self-governance
elevation approximately 5,000 feet
enrollmentSize very small student body
foundedBy L. L. Nunn
foundingYear 1917
fundingModel supported by an endowment
governanceModel student body shares responsibility for major decisions
governingBody Deep Springs College self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deep Springs Trustees
hasFeature alfalfa farm
labor program
student self-governance
working cattle ranch
housing on-campus student housing
laborHours students typically work at least 20 hours per week
laborRequirement students work on the ranch and farm
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Deep Springs Valley
Inyo County, California
motto Free for Service
near Nevada border
White Mountains (California)
surface form: White Mountains of California
notableCharacteristic isolated rural campus with no nearby town
one of the smallest institutions of higher education in the United States
students participate in admissions decisions
offers intensive academics
two-year program
originalGenderPolicy all-male
postalAddress Deep Springs College, Dyer, Nevada postal address
residentialStatus fully residential
transferPattern students typically transfer to four-year institutions
tuition tuition-free
typicalEnrollment approximately 25 to 30 students

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William T. Vollmann educatedAt Deep Springs College
Deep Springs College governingBody Deep Springs College self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Deep Springs Trustees