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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
Elmira College makes a private education more affordable than you realize, with a number of ways to get the financial assistance you may need. Our financial aid office can guide you through options, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs.
Elmira College includes meeting students from around the world, participating in Elmira traditions, completing community service projects, and hopping into a pickup kickball game.
Elmira College provides you with a foundation for future success.
The home of the three-time NCAA National Champion Elmira College Soaring Eagles.
Elmira College alumni stay connected and engaged with the College long after they graduate.
Gifts to Elmira College ensure excellent academic and co-curricular opportunities for generations of EC students.
Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
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With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
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The extensive knowledge you’ll gain of history, politics, human societies, and economics through our Social Studies program will prepare you for a number of rewarding careers.
Many Social Studies majors continue into education, where their breadth of historical and cultural knowledge along with their abilities to analyze and present information can make them a natural fit.
If a future in education isn’t for you, your Social Studies degree could help you serve the public through a governmental role, gain insight into the dynamics of a case as a legal professional, help the community through work with a nonprofit, or find success in the world of business.
rate of projected job growth for high school teachers between 2021-2031 (around average)
of teachers are employed in the public school system, while 16% work in private schools
Those who have earned a Social Studies degree from Elmira College have been able to apply their knowledge and skills in many locations, including:
Our alumni have held positions such as teacher, business owner, assistant principal, director, account supervisor, site coordinator, VP of communications and press secretary, and counselor.
When you're ready to start your job search, the Office of Career Services can help!
