Sinclair Auditorium
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Motto | "Veritas Virtusque" (Truth and Virtue) |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1851 |
Affiliation | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Endowment | US $77.9 million |
President | David McInally |
Academic staff
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80 |
Undergraduates | 1,300 |
Location | Cedar Rapids, IA, USA |
Campus | 50 acres (200,000 m2) |
Colors | Crimson and gold |
Nickname | Kohawks |
Website | www |
Coe College is a private, four-year, liberal arts college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founded in 1851, the institution is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Its current president is David McInally. It is one of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM).
Coe offers more than 40 majors and provides the option for students to create their own major under the guidance of faculty members.
Coe College awards the following degrees:
Coe College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Kohawks are a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. Their athletic team name is the Kohawks, a stylized bird; their mascot is known as Charlie Kohawk.
Stewart Memorial Library houses more than 202,000 books and other materials. The library contains gallery spaces featuring collections from Iowa artists Marvin Cone, Conger Metcalf, and Grant Wood.
Stewart Memorial Library was renovated and expanded in 1989 through a grant from the Hall Foundation. The original building was a gift from Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of Standard Oil company, in 1931.
Coe is recognized by a variety of college ranking publications. U.S. News & World Report regularly includes Coe in its "America's Best Colleges" publication, which ranked Coe tied for 98th among national liberal arts colleges in its 2009 edition. Coe is also included in the latest editions of The Princeton Review 361 Best Colleges and Peterson's Guide to Selective Colleges. Barron's "300 Best Buys in College Education ranks Coe as "Very Competitive."