Columbia College

Columbia College
Established	1754
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Dean	Austin Quigley
Degrees	BA
Enrollment	4,224 students (2005)
Website	www.college.columbia.edu

Columbia College (CC) is the undergraduate school of Columbia University for traditional students (usually no more than one year out of high school) wishing to pursue a BA in the humanities, social sciences, and/or natural sciences. It is the historical nucleus of the university, tracing its history back to the foundation of King's College in 1754.

The head of Columbia College since 1995 has been Dean Austin Quigley. The college offices are located in Hamilton Hall.

History

See History of Columbia College.

Admissions

In 2007, Columbia College was the most selective school in the Ivy League, admitting 8.9% of regular decision applicants, a lower percentage than Harvard. It was also the second-lowest admission rate in the history of the Ivy League, after Yale's admission rate of 2006.

It is the most selective of Columbia's schools, graduate and undergraduate alike.

Academics

Columbia College students must suffer through the Core Curriculum. The college once had its own faculty to teach Core classes, but this no longer exists, having been subsumed under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Residential life

Columbia College students live in the same residence halls as students in SEAS, and may under certain circumstances live in Barnard residence halls. Barnard and Columbia students, however, do not have mutual swipe access to each others' residence halls.

Student government

Columbia College students are ruled by their class councils and the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC). Each are elected annually, in contrast to the authoritarian Engineering Student Council (ESC).