News Archive

Monday, October 5, 2020

Westminster College does better than 70 percent of American colleges and universities, according to College Factual’s recently released 2021 Best Colleges list.
 
Ranked in the top 30 percent nationwide for overall quality, Westminster was also named a “Great Price” school, ranking in the top 5 percent for both the national and Middle Atlantic Best for the Money lists. Westminster also took the #38 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
 
Westminster College was recognized with 19 badges for excellence in rankings based on value and quality academic programs. Westminster’s education program ranked #3 in the nation for colleges “most focused” on its education program. Westminster’s mathematics program also ranked in the top 5 percent “most focused” category. Biology, communication and sociology placed in the top 10 percent.
 
Westminster’s business administration, management and marketing programs were listed in the upper 15 percent nationwide of “best value” and “most focused” categories. Additionally, the College’s music, history and English programs were also recognized in the upper 15 percent of the “most focused” category.
 
“We are pleased that College Factual continues to recognize the outstanding quality and value that Westminster offers its students,” said Westminster College President Dr. Kathy Brittain Richardson. “Our faculty and staff provide a richly experiential and collaborative education for our students that helps prepares them for lives of meaning and success.”

Monday, October 5, 2020

Wendy Farmerie ’91
B.A., Independent Interdisciplinary/Global Studies
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Friday, October 2, 2020

Although Westminster College’s traditional Family Day event had to be sidelined due to COVID-19 restrictions, that didn’t stop the College’s Office of Parent Engagement from uniting students and their families this fall.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Contributed by the Sports Information Office

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Hope Wilson ’22
English major • Secondary education minor
New Kensington, Pennsylvania

Monday, September 28, 2020

Carmen Roberts ’07
B.S., Accounting
Munroe Falls, Ohio

Friday, September 25, 2020

The Westminster College Sports Management Program launched a new speaker series this fall giving introductory sports management majors the opportunity to network and gain insight from industry professionals.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

High school students interested in studying music in college are invited to attend a virtual Westminster College Music Major for a Day on Monday, Oct. 19, and Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Before first-year students set foot on Westminster’s campus for the fall 2020 semester, they were given their first homework assignment: Read the memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Sydney Roach ’21
Multimedia Journalism
Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania