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Albright College traces its origin to 1856. Affiliated
with the United Methodist Church, Albright was formed
through the mergers of three separate Pennsylvania
institutions: Union Seminary of New Berlin; Sch uylkill
Seminary (later called Schuylkill College), Reading; and
Albright Collegiate Institute (later called Albright
College), Myerstown. The final merger occurred in 1929
when Schuylkill College and Albright College became
Albright College at its current location in Reading.
Albright College
is the oldest institution of higher learning in Berks
County and is located on a 118-acre suburban campus
nestled at the foot of Mount Penn in Reading, Pa., a city
of 80,000.
The College is
named for preacher Jacob Albright (1759- 1808), founder of
the Evangelical Association, a German-speaking
denomination with beliefs similar to those of the
Methodist Church. "The Life and Times of Jacob Albright"
by Kenneth R. Good '47 tells the story of Jacob Albright.
The College's
rigorous liberal arts curriculum has an interdisciplinary
focus. Albright's hallmarks are connecting fields of
learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a
flexible curriculum that allows students to create an
individualized education. Fully half of Albright students
have concentrations that combine two or three fields of
learning.
At Albright
College, you'll learn to see yourself and the world.
Through 50 programs of study, excellent preprofessional
programs, First- Year Seminars, a strong Honors Program,
special offerings like Albright Marine Science Program (in
which you'll study at the Bermude Station for Research),
unique interdisciplinary concentrations in psychobiology
and environmental science (to name just two), and much,
much more, you'll be challenged to explore new
intellectual horizons and discover territory that will
change the way you think. You'll also connect what you
learn in class with what you learn in life.
A Multitude of
Vistas Albright offers you unique ways of seeing your
field of study, Albright general studies program exposes
you to the breadth of the arts, sciences, history, and
philosophy and ensures you'll become a better thinker,
writer, and communicator - skills that will be required in
the diverse workplace of the 21st century. Their flexible
curriculum further expands your vision by allowing you to
combine concentrations or design your own individual
program of study (how about a program in computer science
and crime and justice?)
Albright's
mission is to inspire and educate the scholar and leader
in each student, building on a strong foundation in the
liberal arts and sciences and a commitment to the best of
human values, fostering a commitment to a lifetime of
service and learning.
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