Cedar Crest College
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| Motto | Religio, Libertas et Scientia (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Divinity, Liberty and Knowledge |
| Type | liberal arts college |
| Established | 1867 |
| Affiliation | United Church of Christ (historically related) |
| Endowment | US $14.5 million |
| President | Carmen Twillie Ambar |
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Academic staff
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92 full-time |
| Students | 1,885 |
| Undergraduates | 1,800 students |
| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus | Suburban, 84 acres (34 ha) |
| Colors | Yellow and White |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Affiliations | United Church of Christ |
| Website | www |
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Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. At the start of the 2015-2016 academic year, the college had 1,301 undergraduates (628 traditional age, 673 adult) and 203 graduate students. Men may pursue any master's degree, bachelor's degree, certification and/or certificate program offered through evening and/or weekend study and are welcome to study nursing and nuclear medicine by day.
Founded in 1867, the college is historically tied to the United Church of Christ, though it remains academically independent.
Cedar Crest is one of two four-year colleges located in Allentown. Muhlenberg College, a liberal arts college loosely affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, like Cedar Crest, is located in Allentown's West End.
Cedar Crest College is a liberal arts college primarily for women dedicated to the education of the next generation of leaders. Cedar Crest College prepares students for life in a global community by educating the whole student at all stages of life and experience.
The Board of Trustees appointed Carmen Twillie Ambar the 13th president of Cedar Crest College in May 2008. President Ambar is nationally known for her record of accomplishment in higher education and, in particular, her commitment to women's education.
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, President Ambar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Service from the Edmund A. Walsh School at Georgetown University, a master's degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a law degree from Columbia School of Law. President Ambar is married to Dr. Saladin Malik Ambar and they have triplets, Gabrielle, Luke, and Daniel.
For the past two decades, Cedar Crest has been ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges in U.S News & World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" survey. The college's Bachelor of Arts and science programs span more than fifty majors, from Fine Arts and Environmental Biology to Nursing Science and Business Administration. The curriculum also includes programs in Pre-Law, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine and Pre-Veterinary Medicine. In addition, Cedar Crest offers master's degrees in Nursing, Education, Forensic Science, Art Therapy, and Counseling Psychology. Undergraduate and graduate programs are also offered to adult students through the college's School of Adult and Graduate Education (SAGE).
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