Fort Lewis College

1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301

http://www.fortlewis.edu/

School Description

Provided by Fort Lewis College

The mission of Fort Lewis College is to open minds and kindle thought and action by instilling in students knowledge, a desire to acquire knowledge, the tools for doing so, and an understanding of how knowledge can be put to use for a common good. The experiences students have here should help them learn to live wisely and should make a significant difference in their futures by enabling them to pursue their own educational goals throughout their lives. They should be able to demonstrate thoughtful scholarship in pursuing and weighing knowledge. They should be able to communicate and cooperate with others. The College should also play an active role in the community and the region as a multifaceted learning resource.

Fort Lewis College has chosen to pursue its mission via its historic role as an undergraduate, public, four-year liberal arts college. Because of the liberal arts focus, we require common general studies courses which include the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and the natural sciences in addition to more specialized junior and senior courses offered through the various majors. Our curriculum is designed both to ensure that students understand the values and assumptions implicit in their major fields of study and to prepare them for a rapidly changing world.

Fort Lewis College offers accessible, high quality, baccalaureate liberal arts education to a diverse student population, preparing citizens for the common good in an increasingly complex world.

Our on-campus living amenities have wonderful views of the La Plata Mountains. We offer double rooms with community bathrooms down the hall, three different types of suite-style rooms and three types of apartments. Apartments are reserved for sophomores, juniors and seniors, students with families and transfer students.

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Fort Lewis College

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Fort Lewis College is a small public liberal arts college and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges nestled between the San Juan Mountains and canyon country in Durango, Colorado. The college is famous for its outdoor activities as well as a relatively notable academic program.

Students

Of the almost 4,000 students attending Fort Lewis College, almost 20% are Native American. The college's creation was part of a treaty agreement in 1911 when the region's Indian tribes ceded land to the federal government. In exchange for the land, the government promised that Fort Lewis College would offer qualified Native Americans tuition-free education in perpetuity.

Programs

Fort Lewis College strives to offer academic, cultural, and service programs. Students can choose from 96 academic specialties in creating an individualized educational experience.

In addition to academics, Fort Lewis College offers cultural, athletic, and professional programs:

  • An AACSB International Accreditation signifies a business program as being among the “Best Business Schools in the World.” The Fort Lewis College School of Business Administration was the first undergraduate public liberal arts-based business institution to received AACSB accreditation, and today is one of only four public liberal arts business schools in the world to be accredited.
  • The Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies serves as a museum and research facility. The Center has been honored by the Colorado Commission of Higher Education as a program of excellence in state-funded higher education.
  • The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College is the premier performing arts venue for Southwestern Colorado and the entire Four Corners area, bringing diverse performers from all over the world to Durango.
  • Receiving the Colorado State Small Business Development Center Star Award in 2004, the Fort Lewis College Small Business Development Center provides business start-up and growth assistance, plus courses on how to start a business.
  • At the 2007 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Fort Lewis College won both the men's and women's Division I team time trial events.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Rockies
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Skyhawks

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
4,182
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
96%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 13,700
Students Receiving Aid:
67%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 30
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at Fort Lewis College

Associate's Level Programs

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources

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        Core skills taught in this four year program include agricultural research and production. Students in this program are prepared to apply these core skills to find solutions to practical agricultural problems. This major includes instruction in basic animal, plant, and soil science; animal husbandry and plant cultivation; soil conservation; and agricultural operations such as farming, ranching, and agricultural business.
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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      • English Language and Literature
        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
        A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions.
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      • Spanish Language and Literature
        A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
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      • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
        A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion.
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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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        A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.
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      • General Philosophy
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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Fine/Studio Arts
        A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.
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      • Business/Commerce
        This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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  • Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies

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      • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
        A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation .
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
      Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
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  • Life Science

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      • Biology/Biological Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Mathematics and Statistics

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    • General Mathematics
      A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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  • Natural Sciences

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        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican- American/Chicano Studies
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      • General Political Science and Government
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      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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  • Technology

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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Men vs. Women
Men 55%
Women 45%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 69%
Other 25%
Hispanic 5%
African-American 1%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 71%
Out-of-State 29%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Colorado 71%
New Mexico 7%
Arizona 4%
Texas 1%
Alaska 1%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 37%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)
Basketball (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)
Track (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 5,692 $ 13,700  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 4,862 $ 12,870  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 830 $ 830  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,573 26%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 5,609 30%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,828 14%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,298 39%  
Any Aid:
  67%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 74% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 26%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 458, Math: 450
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 560, Math: 550
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 91%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 17, Math: 17
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 23

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 30.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice

Yahoo

Question: COLLEGE FORT LEWIS? Snow?

How is this college? Parties?Snowboarding?Is this a pretty good college?
25 months ago

Best Answer

It's good for parties and snowboardings okay. Academics - It's okay, but nothing great.

Question: Fort Lewis College Colorado?

How is this college? Parties?Snowboarding?Is this a pretty good college?
25 months ago

Best Answer

I'm lucky enough to live in Durango, and I'll try to answer some of your questions. How is this college/Is it pretty good?: The Princeton Review rates it as one of the best colleges in the west. http://indy.fortlewis.edu/Files/1%20News/Campus_News/004.htm Parties?: Definitely- but this is more of a liberal "hippie" type school- not a frat boy party scene. Snowboarding?: Purgatory is only half an hour away. EXCELLENT! Short lines, nice terrain. Wolf Creek is about 1.5 hours away and gets the most snow in Colorado. Telluride is about 2 hours away. So there's lots of choice. Mary http://www.accessdurango.com

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO 81301
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