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Keuka College is an independent, liberal arts-based, four-year, residential, coeducational college that emphasizes experiential learning as well as career and pre-professional education. Founded in 1890, the school is located in Keuka Park, on the shores of Keuka Lake in the U.S. state of New York's Finger Lakes region. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies Keuka College under the "Master's Colleges and Universities (small)" category, noting its curricular engagement and outreach and partnerships.〔() Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Web. 18 May 2013.〕 Keuka is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.〔() About Keuka College. Web. 18 May 2013.〕 The school offers both bachelor's and master's degrees on its home campus. In addition, its Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) offers degree completion at more than 20 sites throughout Upstate New York, as well as through online courses. The traditional student-faculty ratio is 14:1. The ratio of women to men is 3:1. Total enrollment of the college is 1,873. There are 921 ASAP, 1,546 full-time and 327 part-time students. Keuka College aims to provide an affordable, private liberal arts, sciences, and career education. As a result, over 93% of the full-time undergraduates at Keuka receive some form of need-based financial support, with the College awarding over 11 million dollars in aid each year.〔() Keuka College | Best Colleges | U.S. News & World Report. Since the early 2000s, Keuka has also become a major educational provider in the Pacific Rim, with more than 3,000 students pursuing Keuka degrees at partner universities in China and Vietnam.〔() About Keuka College. Web. 18 May 2013.〕〔() Empowering Excellence: Strategic Plan 2013-2023. Web. 18 May 2013.〕 Situated on picturesque Keuka Lake, picked by the Weather Channel as one of the best lakeside retreats,〔() Top 10 Lakeside Retreats. The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/activities/travel/vacationplanner/destination/top10/lakes.html?id=1&from=vac_top10. 18 May 2013.〕 Keuka College students, faculty and staff enjoy more than a thousand feet of shoreline, including Point Neamo, a private beach with a boat house and equipment for checkout. For additional recreational and artistic pursuits, Keuka students have access to the 34-acre Jephson Community Athletic Complex, the indoor sports facilities at the Weed Physical Arts Center, and the Aben and Lightner Art Galleries inside the Lightner Library. == Academics == Keuka College offers 31 bachelor’s degree programs on its home campus, many with specialized concentrations; there are also 27 minors and self-designed majors. In addition, Keuka offers seven master’s degree programs and pre-professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and occupational therapy. Some of the key academic offices and research and learning centers at Keuka include: the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs; Academic Success at Keuka (ASK); Accelerated Studies for Adults (ASAP); the Center for Aquatic Research; the Center for Experiential Learning; the Center for Global Education; and the Lightner Library. Keuka places emphasis on experiential education. At the heart of Keuka’s commitment to experiential learning is Field Period, a required internship program for Keuka's home campus undergraduate students. Each year, they garner 140 hours of hands-on experience, putting into practice what they learned in the classroom. Students may elect to pursue international Field Periods with the College’s partner universities or on their own. Community service has been part and parcel of the Keuka experience since it was founded and today, all of the 40-plus clubs on the home campus are required to conduct at least one community service project each semester. The Field Period, or student-designed internship every year while enrolled, makes this institution a national leader in hands-on learning, as has been noted by the New York Times.〔Fried, Joseph P.. "Job Requirement." ''The New York Times''. N.p., January 6, 2008. Web. 4 Dec 2011. Regardless of degree or location, Keuka graduates gain significant, real-world working and learning experience throughout their stay at Keuka that make them attractive to employers and graduate schools. Experiential learning has long been the cornerstone of the Keuka experience, going back to at least 1942. A number of respected, national sources have praised the Keuka experience, including the print media (U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, Washington Monthly), educational foundations (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), and even the White House (President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll). Through its Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP), the College offers bachelor’s degree completion programs in organizational management, criminal justice systems, social work, and nursing, as well as master’s degrees in management, criminal justice administration, and nursing at locations around New York state. The College also extends educational opportunities via the Internet through its Wertman Office of Distance Education. Keuka has an international presence, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, with around 2,680 Chinese students pursuing Keuka degrees at four partner universities, one of the largest enrollments of any U.S. college operating in the country. The Keuka-China international educational partnership has the approval of the Office of Academic Degrees Committee for the State Council in China. Another 505 Vietnamese students are doing likewise at two partner universities in Vietnam. More than 110 international students from different countries study on the home campus.〔() About Keuka College. Web. 18 May 2013.〕〔() Keuka China Programs. Web. 18 May 2013.〕 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「Keuka College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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