Albion College prepares students to act.Our graduates emerge with the insight, focus, and confidence it takes to pursue rewarding careers, live meaningful lives, and help build a better world.
Albion College is nationally recognized for its academic excellence in the liberal arts tradition, a learning-centered commitment, and a future-oriented perspective. The College is a leader in preparing students to anticipate, solve, and prevent problems in order to improve the human and global condition. The College immerses students in the creation and processing of knowledge, and graduates skilled architects of societal change, active citizens, and future leaders.
Albion College is an undergraduate, liberal arts institution committed to academic excellence. We are learning-centered and recognize that valuable learning takes place in and outside the classroom, on and off campus. We prepare students to translate critical thought into action.
Albion College is committed to liberal education in the arts and sciences. We believe such an education empowers individuals to live lives of constructive purpose and accomplishment, enriched by the confidence and pleasure that come from thinking logically, imaginatively and humanely. In light of this vision we seek to create and maintain, in a residential setting, a supportive, intellectually stimulating community which exhibits and prizes curiosity, creativity, dissent and diversity.
We believe in the fundamental worth of a broad exposure to intellectual and artistic achievement, to the best that has been thought and said about the world and our place in it. An Albion College education introduces students to classical modes of analysis, interpretation and argument; to unfolding scientific inquiry into the nature of the physical world; to the ways in which contemporary debates derive from and extend an historical but continuing dialogue about enduring questions.
At Albion College we invite students to engage in ongoing conversations centered upon their cultural heritage, yet responsive to global concerns. We believe our students will find their own voices by paying attention to the finest expressions of Western and other intellectual and spiritual traditions. Far from inviting a passive acceptance of such traditions, we encourage students to question and challenge them, to evaluate ethically the social uses they serve and the ends they advocate. In our view, a liberal education is an education in active citizenship and service.
Teaching and learning are central to our mission. This means that while the faculty are productive in scholarly and creative endeavors, their primary commitment is to teaching--specifically, to fostering the intellectual engagement and growth of students. The primary responsibility of students at Albion College is to develop mastery in the methods by which knowledge is acquired, critically evaluated, and appropriately applied. We believe such an emphasis prepares students for a lifetime of learning and a multiplicity of possible careers by developing their broad reasoning, writing and speaking abilities. While the classroom is at the heart of our educational mission, we believe that the entire College community should share in the learning experiences found in our residential setting and through involvement in out-of-classroom opportunities and experiences, including those in the City of Albion.
In recruiting new members to the College community, we seek men and women of intellectual promise from various racial, class, ethnic and geographic backgrounds, whose perspectives can contribute to a process of mutual education within and outside the curriculum. This aim can best be achieved in an environment where individuals value differences and enter into constructive dialogue toward common goals. By pursuing our educational mission, we believe all members of the Albion community will grow in the capacity to work, live and serve effectively with others.
A liberal arts education, by definition, should liberate minds. This process is enhanced in a community that is committed to educational equity, diversity and unrestricted inquiry. We seek therefore to foster an environment of mutual respect, acceptance, appreciation and caring for all members of our community. To this end, Albion College condemns all forms of discrimination and harassment, while reaffirming our commitment to academic free speech. We also commit ourselves to the recruitment and retention of both women and minority faculty, staff and students, the integration of cultural diversity in the curriculum, and the development of a truly inclusive multicultural campus environment.
Albion College originally met the educational needs of the children of Native Americans and settlers in the area. In 1835, the College was awarded a charter by the Michigan Territorial Legislature, thanks to the efforts of Methodists who were early settlers in the Michigan Territory.
Always on the leading edge, Albion became one of the first schools in the Midwest to introduce coeducation. In 1850, the legislature approved the founding of the Albion Female Collegiate Institute, which was then controlled by its counterpart, the Wesleyan Seminary Corporation. But in 1857, the two schools merged under the name of the Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at Albion. Albion College was fully authorized by the state legislature to award four-year college degrees to both men and women on February 25, 1861.
Today, Albion stands on 225 acres with more than 30 major buildings. Since 2000, we’ve completed tremendous additions that range from the Ferguson Administrative Building to our LEED-certified Science Complex. The aquatic, recreation, and learning centers are complemented by our 340-acre equestrian facility and Davis Athletic Complex. In 2017, the opening of the Ludington Center officially established a College presence in downtown Albion, providing more opportunities for engagement and collaboration with the City of Albion and surrounding community.
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A great college and a great asset to the community. The city would still be reeling from the recent recession if it wasn’t for Albion College and its Alumni!
First class all the way!!
By Art Kale (Jan, 2018) |
Such a wonderful school. The freshman move in day was organized so well from start to finish. Thank you to the upper classman who helped us unload to the faculty and staff who welcomed our family and new student. Well done Albion. You are a class act.
By Lisa Reed Sementkowski (Aug, 2017) |
Beautiful school. Well maintained. Very friendly staff and students.
By Rich Basher (May, 2017) |
I graduated in 2009, with my BA in Political Science and Philosophy. While I'm not actively in academia, or policy making, my education at Albion prepared me to be the most versatile adult I ever could be! Since then, worked in multiple sectors, as a community organizer, music promoter, and now small business owner/chef! The skill I learned through my liberal arts education was truly to think critically about a vastly complex world. On top of it, the relationships I made with my professors and peers in the small classroom setting continue to play a crucial role in my life. Io triumphe!
By Danny Moilanen (Jan, 2017) |
Albion, OH Albion!
After hearing a little about the school, I toured it, got accepted, then made one of the best decisions of my life - I attended Albion.
From my regular business classes to the wide variety of other classes to directed studies with professors to internships to a study abroad to classes that took me overseas to the friendships that I made while in college that will forever hold a special place in my heart.
I cannot say enough good things about the school and the people that attend, and also those that work there.
I HIGHLY recommend such a fine institution!
By Mark Stevenson (Oct, 2016) |
From an educational perspective, Albion's classes and faculty are top-notch. I met some of the most intelligent professors at this school and can say that they genuinely care for their students. The classes were challenging and valuable.
As a transfer student, the acclimation to this school was difficult and if you're not in Greek Life, can be challenging to breach some of the social circles. Overall, a brilliant college.
By Ben Lightner (Oct, 2016) |
The best decision I ever made was to go to this school. I was set on going to some large state university when I was in high school, but visited Albion's campus anyway on a whim. I fell in love with it then and there. So much of who I am today--personally, professionally, intellectually, socially--is a direct result of Albion College, and I would not change a thing.
By Issa Lewis (Oct, 2016) |
Albion College was 4 of the best years of my life. I knew the moment I first walked on campus that it was home. The liberal arts education I received prepared me in more ways than I could have imagined for all the paths life has led me down. My study abroad experience was exceptional. Even though I've never worked in my original field of study, the skills I acquired I have continued to use. The relationships I developed with other students have been lasting. I am so thankful to be a Brit!
By Kjersti Lockhart (Oct, 2016) |
The best decision I have ever made in my entire life. I was more than prepared to handle medical school, thanks to the amazing Biology, Chemistry and Physics departments. I still have relationships with my professors almost 10 years later. The friendships I have made will last my entire life. What a gem of a school.
By David Goodyear (Oct, 2016) |
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Albion College in Michigan has been a transformative experience for my son, where every lesson is crafted with care and the staff go above and beyond to ensure every student shines.
By A.A. (Apr, 2024) |