Wells College

Wells College is a nationally recognized private coeducational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. The College is "known as an exceptional value, pairing top quality academic programs with affordable tuition" . Wells became a co-ed college in 2005.

General

Wells boasts small class sizes, an extensive experiential learning program, cross-enrollment with Cornell University and Ithaca College, and a wide range of off-campus study options. The academic program allows students substantial freedom to create individually unique educational experiences. The College is currently strengthening its off-campus study programs, introducing new initiatives in its Book Arts Center, and expanding its athletics programs. The Wells motto is Habere et Dispertire --To Have and To Share.

With only five residence halls and four academic buildings, the college has historically had a focus on small classes. With an average student body of four hundred, class size has frequently been as small as two or three people, with almost none larger than eight to ten. The student to faculty ratio is 8:1. More recently, the school has also added a focus on experiential learning and off-campus study, with traditional undergraduate students required to participate in internships during three of their winter recesses.

Wells College is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York, and has cooperative relationships with other colleges in the area, including Cornell University and Ithaca College. It is about a half-hour drive from both Ithaca and Auburn, and just over an hour from Syracuse and Rochester.

History

Wells was established as a woman's college in 1868 by Henry Wells, founder of Wells Fargo and the American Express Company. Wells building inspired tilt 'Wells Seminary' on his own property. Not long after its construction, Wells Seminary burnt to the ground, and was replaced in 1890 by the current Main Building. After 1965, Walter Netsch designed the Louis Jefferson Long Library. The design of this award winning building inspired two other buildings on campus, Barler Music Hall and Campbell Art Building.

Wells College is a nationally recognized private coeducational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. The College is "known as an exceptional value, pairing top quality academic programs with affordable tuition" . Wells became a co-ed college in 2005.