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Defiance College graduates students to lead distinctive lives in their chosen professions through a spirit of service by preparing them To Know, To Understand, To Lead, and To Serve. As you explore Defiance College, you will find an outstanding faculty with expertise in their discipline, majors, and minors that will feed your passion for learning and propel you into your professional career, and support staff that helps acquire internships and research experiences. In other words, Defiance College offers everything a large university does, but within the confines of a beautiful, smaller campus atmosphere. Defiance College is proud to offer degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additionally, we offer a 100% online RN to BSN program for nursing professionals. We are proud to offer a well-rounded curriculum that emphasizes writing, speaking, and research development tied to applied learning. Students at Defiance College research with faculty, travel abroad researching with communities through the McMaster Scholars program and develop their non-profits serving the local community through Project 701. The Office of Career Development launches students into conversations that transform their lives through intentional programs, services, and experiences to achieve career and professional success. In support of the institutional mission of Defiance College, the Office of Career Development assists students and alumni in identifying personal strengths and interests, exploring major and career options, and progressing toward graduate school and employment after graduation. Working closely with all the College stakeholders, the staff in the Office of Career Development strives to educate students with the knowledge, skills, and habits in the areas of professional communication, etiquette, resume and cover letter preparation, interview skills, networking, personal branding, graduate school preparation, and job search strategies. We are a close-knit campus of bright, talented students and extraordinarily committed faculty members. We are a community in which people know, care about, and support one another. Wherever you are a student, the Defiance can meet you there and take you where you want to go. Whatever you want to accomplish in life, Defiance can give you the best possible beginning. The staff members of the Admissions Office are dedicated to helping you navigate the process of visiting, applying, getting accepted, and enrolling at Defiance College. We welcome your questions by phone, email, chat, or, better yet - in person. You'll be on your way to starting your next exciting journey - becoming a Yellow Jacket. Your college education is an investment in your future. It is one of the most important decisions you and your family will ever make. At Defiance College, we are committed to offering you quality academic programs and comprehensive financial aid opportunities. We realize that costs and finances will play a significant role in your college choice. The Financial Aid Staff provides personal attention to your financial needs. Defiance College awards 99% of our students with financial aid totaling over 11 million in scholarships and grants. Our office is dedicated to providing you the resources, activities, and advice needed to develop as an active citizen at Defiance College and beyond. We are committed to making your college experience fun, dynamic, and educational. With services ranging from getting your resume checked to join a student organization, our doors are always open to drop by for small talk, new ideas, and comments. The purpose of the Office of Veteran, Transfer, and Adult (VTA) Student Support is to advocate for undergraduate students' unique concerns from these diverse populations and provide assistance that connects the students to significant campus resources. The VTA Student Support office will provide one-on-one assistance for a student to identify their strengths and needs as the student takes on the college's additional responsibility. As a success coach, we are here to help students to build an efficient and flexible set of study, time management, and problem-solving skills for their new college environment. We work personally with students, assess their strengths and needs, and devise an individual plan of action. The common threads that run through today's Defiance College – academics based in the liberal arts, preparation for successful careers, a sensitivity to the world and its diverse cultures, and a commitment to service – all have more than a century of tradition. Chartered in 1850 by the state legislature as the Defiance Female Seminary, trustees sold canal lands granted to them to start a college. By the mid-1880s, the doors of Defiance Hall were opened to the first students. The small college grew, and by the early 1900s, academics, social and extracurricular activities expanded. In 1902, the Christian Church assumed leadership of the college and changed its name to Defiance College. The next two decades were years of significant growth of the campus and student body. The college carried on through the external forces of two world wars, and after World War II saw the arrival of many veterans earning their college education through the GI Bill®. Numerous programs were revived and expanded, and the physical campus grew with the construction of several buildings. View full university