Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the institution was American Baptist in origin, and acknowledges its historical relationship with that denomination, but today maintains no religious affiliation. In addition to being one of the United States' 100 oldest academic institutions, Kalamazoo College has the distinction of producing t...
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Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the institution was American Baptist in origin, and acknowledges its historical relationship with that denomination, but today maintains no religious affiliation. In addition to being one of the United States' 100 oldest academic institutions, Kalamazoo College has the distinction of producing the largest number of Peace Corps volunteers per capita, and of ranking in the top 1 percent for number of graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D .
Kalamazoo College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association. It is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.
Kalamazoo College was founded in 1833 by a group of Baptist ministers and was originally named the "Michigan and Huron Institute." The Institute's charter was granted on April 22, 1833, making Kalamazoo College the first school to be chartered by the Legislative Council of the...
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