Dordt College
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Former names
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Midwest Christian Junior College (1955) |
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| Motto | Soli Deo Gloria |
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Motto in English
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"Glory to God alone" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1955 |
| Affiliation | Christian Reformed Church |
| Endowment | US $35.7 million (2015) |
| President | Dr. Erik Hoekstra |
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Academic staff
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80 Full Time |
| Students | 1,539 |
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Sioux Center, Iowa, United States 43°05′00″N 96°10′02″W / 43.083312°N 96.16711°WCoordinates: 43°05′00″N 96°10′02″W / 43.083312°N 96.16711°W |
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rural 115 acres (0.47 km2) |
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| Athletics | 13 Varsity Teams NAIA Division II GPAC |
| Nickname | Defenders |
| Affiliations | CCCU |
| Website | www |
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Dordt College is a private, Christian, liberal arts college located in Sioux Center, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The college name is a reference to the Synod of Dordt (Dordrecht).
Dordt annually enrolls about 1,500 students from more than 30 states, several Canadian provinces, and dozens of other countries, with a student-faculty ratio of 14:1.U.S. News and World Report has included Dordt in its America’s Best Colleges listing for 24 straight years (since 1993), including a six top 10 rankings in the Midwest region’s Best Baccalaureate Colleges. In 2008 it was tied for #3 in the Midwest region.
The college is committed to a Reformed, Christian perspective that embraces the Bible as the word of God. The college offers 90 programs of study that lead to Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Education degrees.
Dordt College was founded as Midwest Christian Junior College in 1953. In 1954, a group of men from local Christian Reformed Churches in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota agreed to establish the college in Sioux Center. At this time, it was tentatively referred to as Midwest Christian Junior College. The first classes were held at the college in the fall of 1955 with about 40 students.
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