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Linfield College, a private, comprehensive, undergraduate institution located in the Pacific Northwest, connects the traditional liberal arts with practical education through collaborative, service, and experiential learning opportunities. Linfield is nationally recognized for its strong teaching faculty, outstanding academic programs, and distinctive international emphasis. Linfield educates students to become global citizens, with more than 40 percent of all graduates participating in study abroad courses. Linfield offers 49 majors through three programs. Once known as McMinnville College, the Linfield College's main campus is located just south of the historic McMinnville downtown on 189 park-like acres. The residential campus features a traditional liberal arts curriculum, including pre-professional programs. Beginning in 1975, Linfield's Online and Continuing Education (OCE) program has made bachelor's degrees accessible to working adults through online courses. Advisors serve students around the state, country, and world. Linfield College takes pride in always striving to create an environment that honors academic freedom, celebrates diverse cultures, fosters a climate of mutual respect, and promotes an inclusive environment that affirms all people's value. We have a rich, ethnically, diverse community. The 2018-2019 First-Year class is composed of 34% U.S. students of color. Overall, 33% of our students (in McMinnville, Portland, and OCE) are U.S. students of color. We recognize that diversity is not just measured by culture and ethnicity. Our community's fabric is made up of individuals who vary in age, sexual orientation, religion, color, culture, and economic class. We are also excited that 27% of this year's incoming class are first-generation students whose parents did not complete a four-year degree. Our Mission, Connecting Learning, Life, and Community, calls on us to... "engage [in] thoughtful dialogue in a climate of mutual respect, and honor the rich texture of diverse cultures and varied ways of understanding." Diversity is at the heart of the liberal arts education found at Linfield. We are committed to creating a diverse community that reflects the magnificent variety of race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, and ideas that make up our country and our world. We actively seek students, faculty, and staff who wish to be part of our efforts. Linfield College advances a vision of learning, life, and community that: Promotes intellectual challenge and creativity. Values both theoretical and practical knowledge. Engages thoughtful dialogue in a climate of mutual respect. Honors the creamy texture of diverse cultures and varied ways of understanding. Piques curiosity for a lifetime of inquiry. And inspires the courage to live by moral and spiritual principles and to defend freedom of conscience. The Linfield Core Themes are fundamental institutional values that embody our mission of "connecting learning, life, and community." All four of the Linfield Core Themes are infused throughout the curriculum and co-curricular, extra-curricular, and institutional programming. Linfield cultivates a community engaged in the pursuit of excellence within its educational programs, across the institution, and in the broader community. Students, faculty, and staff development expertise as they investigate the breadth and depth of their chosen disciplines and professional fields, examine multiple perspectives, apply best practices, and defend informed judgments based on creative and critical thinking. Linfield promotes integrated teaching and learning within and across its academic programs. Students systematically discover and practice making connections within their disciplinary studies and across the various components of their undergraduate experience. Linfield fosters a global and multicultural understanding of human differences and similarities. Students, faculty, and staff use theoretical and experiential lenses to participate in an increasingly interdependent, diverse world. Linfield facilitates experiential learning. Students apply theory and knowledge to lived experience to test and refine their understanding of a subject, clarify career goals, and discover the value of serving others. Linfield students come from various backgrounds and experiences. However, the overarching characteristics are intellectual curiosity, engagement with the community and world, and a respect for others and the world. The McMinnville Campus student body is traditional for a college-going population – the average age is 20, with most students coming to Linfield directly from high school. The population of first-generation students averages around 20 percent of each entering class, with the population of U.S. students of color at 32 percent for the incoming class. Linfield's challenging and innovative academic program features a broad liberal arts core. Through Linfield's varied academic programs, we offer a rich experiential education that fosters intellectual curiosity and discovery and provides opportunities in collaborative research, creative projects, internships, community service, and study abroad. Each student's faculty advisor serves as their guide and mentor in their educational journey. The Linfield Curriculum is the core of Linfield students' liberal arts education. Its four components: the Inquiry Seminar, Diversity Studies, a Writing-Intensive requirement, and six Modes of Inquiry, teach critical thinking skills and provide a rich, broad experience. Admission requirements for each program of Linfield are unique to that program and the types of students who pursue various academic offerings. Students interested in our residential campus in McMinnville will use a different application than those applying to enter our pre-licensure nursing program in Portland. Our online programs request a different type of application. Balancing family, work, and all of life's other responsibilities does not always leave you with enough time to complete your academic goals. However, the Online and Continuing Education Program at Linfield College allows you to earn a degree in your own time from the comfort of your home. View full university