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MEMBER INSTITUTIONS Allentown, PA www.cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrestathletics.com
Cedar Crest College EST. 1867
Enrollment: 1,053 Quick Facts:
• #7 in Top Performer on Social Mobility among regional universities in 2023 by U.S. News and World Report
• #6 Best Registered Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania in 2022 by RegisteredNursing.org
• 84-acres; includes a nationally-registered arboretum with more than 130 species of trees
• 40 majors, 30 minors, 17 graduate programs, and 18 certificate programs
More Information:
www.cedarcrest.edu
Highlights in History:
• 1867 -- Allentown Female College opens Sept. 5 (Founders Day) at Zion Reformed Church with 15 students.
• 1915 -- After the outbreak of World War I had delayed building construction, president William Curtis relocates the college to Cedar Bluff (a barren cornfield in west Allentown) and renames the institution Cedar Crest College.
• 1944 -- Cooperative nursing and medical technology programs are 2 years old and CCC receives approval by American Medical Association.
• 1967 -- The college celebrates 100 years! The new Science Center is a year old.
• 2017 – College celebrated 150th anniversary.
Key Athletic Success
in the CSAC:
• Softball won its first-ever CSAC title in 2021
• Cross Country captured its first-ever CSAC title in 2021
• Volleyball has won back-to-back CSAC titles (2021, 2022)
• Athletic Department posted its highest finish in the CSAC President’s Cup (Second, 2021-22) with two conference championships and two conference runner-up finishes.
• Athletic Department won three-straight CSAC Institutional Academic Award. Given annually to the institution whose student-athletes, while competeing in CSAC-sponsored sports, achieve the highest combined grade-point average for that academic year.
MISSION: 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.
“To be a part of the CSAC is a wonderful opportunity for Cedar Crest. The CSAC focus is aligned with Cedar Crest’s goals and values. Our goal is to set up our athletes to achieve success both on and off the field. The CSAC gives our athletes that moment to do both and to do them well. ”
- CHRISTY FLEAGLE, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
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