Cedar Crest College Allentown, Pennsylvania
100 College Drive
Allentown, Pennsylvania
18104-6196
610-437-4471
www.cedarcrest.eduCedar Crest College Mission Statement:Cedar Crest mission statement
The mission of Cedar Crest, an independent women's college, is to provide students with an excellent education that is grounded in the liberal arts and informed by humanistic values.
The curriculum is designed to enhance the development of critical thinking and leadership skills, creative abilities, social awareness and technological literacy. Committed to experiential and lifelong learning, the College’s curricular and co-curricular programs empower students to be ethical, engaged, and responsible members of their communities, to appreciate global diversity, and to provide stewardship for the environment. A Cedar Crest education prepares students for careers as well as professional and graduate studies.
A Cedar Crest graduate will:
Demonstrate the ability to engage in critical analysis and qualitative reasoning.
Demonstrate the ability to engage in scientific and quantitative reasoning.
Demonstrate technological competency and information literacy, including the ability to evaluate technological and informational resources and use them appropriately.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly, both orally and through the written word.
Demonstrate the ability to participate in and appreciate artistic and creative endeavors.
Demonstrate the ability to understand and articulate the foundations of her own ethics and values, as well as understand the value systems of others.
Demonstrate the ability to understand and respond to issues of local, national, and global significance.
Type of Institution
Term Type: Semester
Comparison Group Category: Not-for-profit 4 yr, Baccalaureate Colleges - General, Mid East
Geographical Region: Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA
Chief Administrator: President Dorothy Blaney
Title IV Eligibility: Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Degree of Urbanization(Locale): City: Midsize
Open to Public? Institution is open to the public
Carnegie Information
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Basic: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Enrollment Profile: Very high undergraduate
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Graduate Instructional: Not classified
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Instructional: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Size and Setting Small four-year, primarily residential
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Profile Higher part-time four-year
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Room and Board
Provide on-campus housing? Yes
Total Dorm Capacity: 561
Provide board or meals? Yes, number of meals in the maximum meal plan offered
Number of meals per week:19
Typical room charge per year:$4240
Typical board charge per year:$3663
Combined room/board:$0
Degree Information
Level of Institution: Four or more years
Highest Level Offered: Master's degree
Undergraduate Offering: Undergraduate degree or certificate offering
Graduate Offering: Graduate degree or certificate offering
First Professional Offer: No first-professional offering
Highest Degree Offered: Masters
Degree Granting Status: Degree-granting
Historical Black College or University: No
Institution has Hospital: No
Institution grants a Medical Degree: No
Institutional Category: Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above
Athletics
Athletic Association: Yes
NCAA Member: Yes
NAIA Member: Implied no
NJCAA Member: Implied no
NSCAA Member: Implied no
NCCAA Member: Implied no
Other Member: Implied no
Football: No
Basketball: Yes
Baseball: No
Cross Country/Track: Yes
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