Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.
Doane was originally charted as the Nebraska University in Fontanelle, Nebraska in 1855. It was moved from that town in 1872 by the Congregational Church, led by Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. Doane College is the oldest four-year private college in Nebr...
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Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.
Doane was originally charted as the Nebraska University in Fontanelle, Nebraska in 1855. It was moved from that town in 1872 by the Congregational Church, led by Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. Doane College is the oldest four-year private college in Nebraska.
The college has had 49 Fulbright Scholars since the program began in 1946.
The enrollment consists of nearly 1,000 traditional undergraduate students, 750 adult learners, and 1,200 graduate students.
Doane offers 40 undergraduate majors, seven pre-professional programs and three graduate programs in counseling, management, and education.
Doane has a rich athletic history. The first college football coach at Doane was F.P. Reed, who led the team to a 1-1 record. Other coaches through Doane's football history include Tommie Frazier and...
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