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Westminster College is once again one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company selected Westminster as one of the 159 institutions it recommends in its “Best in the Midwest” section on its website feature 2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region.
In the profile on Westminster at www.PrincetonReview.com, The Princeton Review describes the college environment at Westminster in this way: .jpg)
“Westminster encourages students to think for themselves, draw conclusions…and change their minds. Through engaging college-wide learning goals, students experiment with ideas, raise questions and critically examine alternatives. That philosophy is just one reason that Westminster offers a unique environment for learning.”
Other positive assets of Westminster emphasized by The Princeton Review include: “emphasis on an active and engaged style of learning”…"campus that is warm, welcoming and active”…and “graduates who have mastered the skills that employers want and society needs.”
“We commend all of the schools we named this year as our ‘regional best’ colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs,” says Robert Franek, Vice President of Publishing at The Princeton Review. “We selected them based on institutional data we collected from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years and the opinions of independent and high school-based advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school’s customers—their students—report to us about their campus experience at their schools on our 80-question student survey.”
Final selections are made on meeting the highest standards for academic excellence in the region and enthusiastic student responses to anonymous surveys.
Some of the student responses quoted in Westminster’s profile include:
“We’re a family. Everybody knows each other on campus, and we recognize that both in the classroom and out of it.”
“The academic rigor and variety of Westminster’s curriculum helps students develop the skills they need to succeed in their careers or graduate schools.”
“Westminster has excellent internship and post-graduate connections and opportunities for students. About 80 percent of the student body is involved in an internship during their college career and about 20 students intern in Washington, D.C. every summer.”
“The school’s tradition of strong alumni proves that connections here are built to last.”
“Best in the Midwest” honorees are colleges and universities from the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The Princeton Review is a New York-based company known for its test preparation courses, books and college admission and other education services. It is not affiliated with Princeton University and is not a magazine.