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With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
Elmira College makes a private education more affordable than you realize, with a number of ways to get the financial assistance you may need. Our financial aid office can guide you through options, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs.
Elmira College includes meeting students from around the world, participating in Elmira traditions, completing community service projects, and hopping into a pickup kickball game.
Elmira College provides you with a foundation for future success.
The home of the three-time NCAA National Champion Elmira College Soaring Eagles.
Elmira College alumni stay connected and engaged with the College long after they graduate.
Gifts to Elmira College ensure excellent academic and co-curricular opportunities for generations of EC students.
With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
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Here are a few important next steps for you to take once you have enrolled!
Register for Summer Orientation
After you've paid your enrollment deposit, the next step is to register for Summer Orientation. Led by talented upperclassmen Orientation Leaders (OLs), SO is when you'll choose your courses, learn about our traditions, and meet other members of your Class. You can register online for one of our two SO dates, so talk with your family and select the date that works best for you. Space is limited for each program.
Elmira College requires a mathematics placement assessment through ALEKS Placement,Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) to determine readiness for quantitative courses. This online assessment is adaptive, meaning it adjusts the questions to find out what you already know. The assessment can include material from basic arithmetic through Precalculus, and will take approximately 90 minutes to complete.
This four-day program helps you transition to college life at EC. The Orientation Leaders (OLs) from your Summer Orientation return to campus to support you, including helping you move into your residence hall room. You'll get to know the campus, experience residence hall life, and meet new friends. You'll also take part in some of your first (and most treasured) traditions at Elmira College, from receiving your first-year beanie to experiencing the first of two Candlelight Ceremonies during your EC career. On the last night that your Class is alone on campus for Fall Welcome, you will surround the Puddle with your candles and celebrate the end of your First-Year Fall Welcome Program. The next time you'll experience Candlelight will be the night before Commencement when your Class owns the campus again.
Reconnect with your parents and other family members with entertainment, honor society inductions, athletic contests, local tours, and the annual Family Weekend Dance.
Mountain Day, Holiday Banquet, Octagon Fair, the Honors and Recognition Banquet, theme dinners, club participation, freshman writing course, athletic success ... by the end of your first year, these and other proud traditions will have become a part of who you are, securing your own place in the legacy of Elmira College.
