Thiel College
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| Motto | "Lux Mundi Verbum Dei" |
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Motto in English
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Light of the World, Word of God |
| Type | Private, Liberal Arts |
| Established | 1866 |
| President | Dr. Susan Traverso |
| Undergraduates | 1015 |
| Location | Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Tomcats |
| Website | www.thiel.edu |
Thiel College is a private, liberal arts, sciences and professional studies college in Greenville, Pennsylvania related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Thiel is one of the smallest colleges/universities in the region with about 100 full and part time faculty members. According to the US Department of Education, they have just over 1000 students in attendance. They have a 33% graduation rate.
Thiel College started in 1866 following a meeting between the Rev. Dr. William Passavant and A. Louis Thiel. At the Lutheran Church Pittsburgh Synod convention in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1869, it was decided that Thiel Hall would become a college and serve western Pennsylvania. Thiel College began its corporate existence on September 1, 1870. Thiel College was originally located in Philipsburg, now Monaca, Pennsylvania. It moved to Greenville in 1871.
Thiel (pronounced "teel") is situated on a 135-acre (55 ha) campus in the small western Pennsylvania town of Greenville, which is about halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Thiel has an enrollment of 1,096. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. Fifty-eight percent of students are from Pennsylvania, while 36% are from other states and Puerto Rico, and the remaining 6% are international students. Twenty percent of students are minority students. The college has a student:faculty ratio of about 13:1 and 68% of classes have 20 or fewer students.
Thiel offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Science, and Associate of Arts degrees. Degrees are offered in more than 60 majors, minors and areas of study. The academic calendar includes a fall and spring semester as well as May, June, July, Online and Evening sessions during the summer.
Thiel is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools;Pennsylvania Department of Education; and the American Chemical Society.
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