College of the Week: Cornell College

Cornell College is a small, private liberal arts school in Mount Vernon, Iowa, that utilizes a block schedule. This special academic calendar, named One Course At A Time (OCAAT), consists of eight blocks of 18 days each. In a given block, students at Cornell College attend just one class from 9-11 a.m., break for lunch and then resume from 1-3 p.m., so they focus intensely on just one area of study for a shorter amount of time.

The student-faculty ratio at Cornell College is 12:1, and the school has 68.4% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Cornell College include: Exercise Science and Kinesiology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Computer Science; Creative Writing; Psychology, General; History, General; Finance, General; Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General; and Political Science and Government, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 78%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/cornell-college-1856)

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