Carthage College
Founded by Lutheran pioneers in 1847, Carthage College provides a four-year liberal arts and science education in its college campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its campus is situated within a 95-acre botanical garden beside Lake Michigan.
Major areas of study at Carthage include Accounting, Art, Asian Studies, Athletic Training, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classics, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Cross Categorical Special Education, Economics, Elementary/Middle Education (1-9), English, Environmental Science, French, Geography and Earth Science, German, Graphic Design, Great Ideas, History, Information Systems, International Political Economy, Marketing, Mathematics, Middle School/Secondary Education (6-12), Music, Music Theatre, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physical Education (K-12), Physical Education, Sport and Fitness Instruction, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Secondary Education (6-12), Self-Designed Major, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Special Education, Technical Theatre Production and Design, Theatre, and Theatre Performance.
Carthage College also offers special degree programs in Art History, Asian Studies, Chinese, Coaching, Creative Writing, Engineering (3/2), Health Education, Heritage Studies, History of the Arts, Japanese, Music, Theatre, Occupational Therapy (3/2), Piano Pedagogy, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Law Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Veterinary, and Science Works (Entrepreneurial Studies in the Natural Sciences).
Its undergraduate enrollment exceeds 2,300. With an average class size of 17 students, its student to faculty ratio is only 14:1.
2009-2010 annual tuition and fees amount to $28,250 excluding a residence fee (double room, 10 meals per week + 65 block meals) of $7,750. Total cost amounts $36,000 per year. Nearly ninety percent of Carthage students receive financial aid through loans, grants and scholarships.
More than ninety percent of Carthage College seniors secure excellent employment soon after graduation.
The U.S.News & World Report ranked Carthage in 2009 as “Best Baccalaureate College” while The Princeton Review called it the Best College in the Midwestern Region for the same year.
For more information about admissions, financial aid online learning opportunities such as online classes, please contact Carthage College.
