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About Elmira College

Elmira College, or EC for short, is a coeducational private liberal arts college located in Elmira, which is a city in the US state of New York, in Chemung County (serving as its county seat), with a population of nearly 31 000 inhabitants, according to the 2000 census.

The college was established in 1855 and is noted as the oldest college still in existence, which granted degrees to women that were the equivalent of those given to men. It currently offers its students `more than 35 majors, including Individualized Studies - a program you design with your own faculty advisor.`

Athletics

Elmira's athletic teams are known as the Soaring Eagles and they compete in NCAA Division III, for various varsity men's and women's sports.

Notable alumni

Among EC's noteworthy graduates, there are also: John Baker - Controversial Anthropologist and Behavioral Scientist, Sheila Williams - current editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay - Co-founder of National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., and Alair Townsend - publisher, Crain's New York Business, and chair of the American Women's Economic Development Corporation (AWED).

Quick Facts

Address: One Park Place, Elmira, New York.

Campus: Suburban, 42 acres.

Enrollment: 1200 students.

Average class size: 16 students/class.

Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1 (No classes are taught by teaching assistants).