Columbia College

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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 admitted 8.9% of regular decision applicants. With SEAS, Columbia admitted 10.4% of applicants.

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

See CCSC.

Mission

The mission of Columbia College actually comprises three objectives:

• intellectual mobility
• social mobility
• career mobility