Keuka College

141 Central Avenue, Keuka Park, NY 14478

http://www.keuka.edu/

School Description

Provided by Keuka College

Keuka College is a diverse, student-centered, liberal arts based learning community for those with a range of educational goals, including undergraduate degrees, professional training, and advanced study. Our emphasis on experiential education provides a cornerstone for academic study, career preparation, and personal growth. Through an intellectually challenging and supportive living and learning environment, we seek to foster our students' academic and personal development, providing them with a foundation for a lifetime of learning, service, and leadership.

Keuka College is committed to student successes, both as learners and people. Keuka prides itself on experiential learning, the personal attention of our outstanding faculty, and excellent staff resources across all areas of the College.

At Keuka, our focus extends beyond providing our students with the best possible liberal arts based education. We also want to prepare students for a lifetime of learning. Our Field Period internship program allows students to explore the world around them as part of the curriculum. Be it through work, community service activities, or travel, a student’s Field Period is limited only by his or her own imagination. The most important aspect is that they are learning hands-on lessons that will be useful to their futures. Nowhere else will you find an experiential education component as strong or as beneficial as Keuka’s Field Period.

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Keuka College

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Founded in 1890 and located on the shores of Keuka Lake in New York State’s Finger Lakes region, Keuka College is an independent, four-year, residential, coeducational college that places emphasis on career and pre-professional education.

Keuka is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The College offers degree programs in the People's Republic of China where more than 3,000 Chinese students are pursuing Keuka degrees.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Keuka College No. 9 as a "best value" and No. 5 in "lightest debt load" for 2007. Read more.

Academics

Keuka College places emphasis on experiential education. At the heart of this commitment is Field Period, where students spend 140 hours per year in a self-directed learning experience. In addition to meeting the needs of traditional students, Keuka's Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) offers bachelor's degree completion and master's degree programs at locales around the state.

Keuka offers 33 bachelor’s degree programs, 20 minors; double majors; and self-designed majors. Keuka offers master’s degree programs in childhood education, occupational therapy, management, and criminal justice administration as well as pre-professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine, and veterinary medicine.

Undergraduate majors

• Accounting
• American Sign Language
• American Sign Language-English Interpreting
• Biochemistry
• Biology - Concentrations: Biomedical Studies, Organismal Biology
• Biology 7-12
• Biology 7-12/Special Education
• Clinical Science (Pre-Chiropractic)
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Education:
Unified Childhood/Special Education (Grades 1-6) - Concentrations: American Sign Language, Art, Communication, English, Family and Child Studies, Global Studies, Mathematics, Science, Spanish
Unified Childhood/Special Education (Birth – Grade 2) - Concentrations: American Sign Language, Art, Communication, English, Family and Child Studies, Global Studies, Mathematics, Science, Spanish
• Educational Studies
• English - Concentrations: Writing/Communication, Creative Writing, Theatre and Drama
• English 7-12
• English 7-12/Special Education
• Environmental Science
• Management - Concentrations: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Sports Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics 7-12
• Mathematics 7-12/Special Education
• Medical Technology
• Occupational Science (OT)
• Organizational Communication
• Political Science and History
• Psychology - Concentrations: Child and Family Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Forensic Psychology
• Social Studies 7-12
• Social Studies 7-12/Special Education
• Social Work
• Sociology - Concentrations: Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Student-Initiated Major
• Undecided/Exploratory
• Visual and Verbal Art

Pre-professional programs

• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medical
• Pre-Veterinary

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
Baptist
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Storm

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,094
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 18,360
Students Receiving Aid:
100%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 30
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at Keuka College

Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources

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    • Natural Resources and Conservation See more schools with programs in Natural Resources and Conservation
      • Environmental Science
        A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.
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  • 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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    • Foreign Languages See more schools with programs in Foreign Languages
      • General American Sign Language (ASL)
        A program that focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture. Includes instruction in the development of ASL, ASL morphology and syntax, signing technique, English translation of ASL, formal and colloquial ASL, and ASL transcription.
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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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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Art/Art Studies
        Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
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  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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    • Hospitality & Restaurants See more schools with programs in Hospitality & Restaurants
      • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
        A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations.
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    • Marketing See more schools with programs in Marketing
      • Marketing/Marketing Management
        A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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    • Special Needs Education See more schools with programs in Special Needs Education
      • Special Education and Teaching
        A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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    • Teacher Training See more schools with programs in Teacher Training
      • Biology Teacher Education
        This program empowers individuals to share their passion for biology by enabling them to teach biology programs at various educational levels.
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      • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels.
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      • Foreign Language Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach foreign languages programs at various educational levels, other than French, German or Spanish.
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      • Mathematics Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels.
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      • Social Studies Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
        Learn to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. This program includes instruction in the theory and practice of hematology; clinical chemistry; microbiology; immunology; immunohematology; physiological relationships to test results; laboratory procedures and quality assurance controls; test and research design and implementation; analytic techniques; laboratory management and personnel supervision; data development and reporting; medical informatics; and professional standards and regulations.
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    • General Health Professions See more schools with programs in General Health Professions
    • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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    • Rehabilitation & Therapy See more schools with programs in Rehabilitation & Therapy
      • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
        A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.
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  • Life Science

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      • Biochemistry
        Study the chemistry of living systems in these four, six, or eight year programs. Students of biochemistry learn the intricacies of the chemistry of living systems and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems. This program includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.
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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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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
      A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    • Sociology See more schools with programs in Sociology
      • Other Social Sciences
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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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  • Social Work

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    • General Social Work
      A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Business

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      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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  • Education

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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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    • Rehabilitation & Therapy See more schools with programs in Rehabilitation & Therapy
      • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
        A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 67%
Men 33%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 85%
Other 11%
African-American 4%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 92%
Out-of-State 8%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 92%
Pennsylvania 2%
New Jersey 0%
New Hampshire 0%
Massachusetts 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 62%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Track (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 18,360    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 17,800    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 560    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,098 43%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 2,319 76%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 8,106 100%  
Student Loans:
$ 5,034 99%  
Any Aid:
  100%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 80% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 93%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 420, Math: 440
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 530, Math: 540
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 39%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 15, Math: 17
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 22, Verbal: 21, Math: 21

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 30.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice

Yahoo

Question: Does Keuka College have any fraternities?

I plan on going there next year, and I'm curious.
11 months ago

Best Answer

I don't think they do. They might have some honor fraternities, though.

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Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY 14478
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