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Has anyone else run across this First Things article?
firstthings.com/article/2010/10/college-descriptions
Obviously there are a lot of places not on the list, but it is an interesting read, all the same. I had heard of Ave Maria, but had never heard of Wyoming Catholic College. I just scanned it, however, and did not read most of the individual entries all the way through.
Wyoming Catholic College
Lander, Wyoming
Founded in 2007, Wyoming Catholic College is America’s newest upstart Catholic liberal-arts college. The school has a small campus in rural Wyoming and offers its students a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.
The school is much too young for us to rate either academically or socially (you have to have a culture before your culture can be described), but its students are very religious, Catholic, and homeschooled. They report that they chose Wyoming Catholic because, as one says, “I wanted to go to a college where I could pursue the unadulterated Truth through my studies, and develop myself as a whole human being—without having to compromise any part of my Catholic faith.” Most students, faculty, members of the administration, and their families attend Mass, the rosary, and adoration together; students report that they find this “inspiring,” and that it contributes to “authentic joy and fervor.”
The school’s curriculum focuses on classics of Western civilization. As a student says, “The study of the ancients is a conservative study. We have a deep love of the tradition of the faith and the tradition of Western civilization.” Students and faculty are overwhelmingly traditional and very conservative. Traditional views not only are respected but also are fostered because all faculty are “required to respect the Church, and most are traditional Catholics anyway.” In the classroom all topics are discussed thoughtfully, and discussions tend to turn on “understanding what and why we believe what we believe as Catholics.”
Students must adhere to the guidelines of the student handbook, which prohibits alcohol. It allows smoking and the dipping of chewing tobacco.
firstthings.com/article/2010/10/college-descriptions
Obviously there are a lot of places not on the list, but it is an interesting read, all the same. I had heard of Ave Maria, but had never heard of Wyoming Catholic College. I just scanned it, however, and did not read most of the individual entries all the way through.
Wyoming Catholic College
Lander, Wyoming
Founded in 2007, Wyoming Catholic College is America’s newest upstart Catholic liberal-arts college. The school has a small campus in rural Wyoming and offers its students a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.
The school is much too young for us to rate either academically or socially (you have to have a culture before your culture can be described), but its students are very religious, Catholic, and homeschooled. They report that they chose Wyoming Catholic because, as one says, “I wanted to go to a college where I could pursue the unadulterated Truth through my studies, and develop myself as a whole human being—without having to compromise any part of my Catholic faith.” Most students, faculty, members of the administration, and their families attend Mass, the rosary, and adoration together; students report that they find this “inspiring,” and that it contributes to “authentic joy and fervor.”
The school’s curriculum focuses on classics of Western civilization. As a student says, “The study of the ancients is a conservative study. We have a deep love of the tradition of the faith and the tradition of Western civilization.” Students and faculty are overwhelmingly traditional and very conservative. Traditional views not only are respected but also are fostered because all faculty are “required to respect the Church, and most are traditional Catholics anyway.” In the classroom all topics are discussed thoughtfully, and discussions tend to turn on “understanding what and why we believe what we believe as Catholics.”
Students must adhere to the guidelines of the student handbook, which prohibits alcohol. It allows smoking and the dipping of chewing tobacco.