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The Colorado College (also known as CC) is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell.〔Loevy, R. (11 Myths About Colorado College ). Retrieved on: 2010-05-19.〕 The college enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates at its campus, south of Denver. The college offers 42 majors and 33 minors, and has a student-faculty ratio of 10:1.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/ )〕 Famous alumni include Ken Salazar, Lynne Cheney, James Heckman and Marc Webb. Colorado College has an acceptance rate of 17%, was ranked as the best private college in Colorado by Forbes,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/#page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:Colorado )〕 and listed as the 25th-best National Liberal Arts College in the 2016 ''U.S. News & World Report'' rankings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/colorado-college-1347 )〕 Colorado College is affiliated with the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Most sports teams are in the NCAA Division III, with the exception of Division I teams in Men's Hockey and Women's Soccer. ==History== Colorado College was founded in 1874 on land designated by U.S. Civil War veteran General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and of Colorado Springs.〔Colorado College. (History of Colorado College ). Retrieved on: 2010-05-19.〕 Founder Thomas Nelson Haskell, described it as a coeducational liberal arts college in the tradition of Oberlin College.〔 Like many U.S. colleges and universities that have endured from the 19th century it now is secular in outlook, though it retains its liberal arts focus. Cutler Hall, the college's first building was completed in 1880 and the first degrees were conferred in 1882. The Beta-Omega Chapter of The Kappa Sigma Fraternity was chartered in 1904. William F. Slocum, president from 1888 to 1917, oversaw the initial building of the campus, expanded the library and recruited top scholars in a number of fields.〔 In 1930 Shove Chapel was erected by Mr. John Gray, to meet the religious needs of the students (though Colorado College is not religiously affiliated). Katharine Lee Bates wrote "''America the Beautiful''" during her summer teaching position at Colorado College in 1893. The tune has become somewhat of a second school anthem for Colorado College and is commonly sung at commencement and baccalaureate.〔America the Beautiful〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colorado College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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