Hartwick College

History & Overview

Hartwick College is a nationally ranked, selective, private four year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York. The college was founded in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, a Lutheran minister from Germany who lead several mission congregations of early settlers along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers in what is now upstate New York. Shortly after his death, his dream of establishing an institution of higher learning became a reality with the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797. The New York State Legislature in 1816 incorporated the new school--the first Lutheran seminary in America--as a classical academy and theological seminary, in the Town of Hartwick. The school moved to its present location in 1928, when it was incorporated as a four year college. Its ties with the Lutheran Church ended in the 1960s.

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Liberal arts - Oneonta, New York - 1797 - John Christopher Hartwick - 1816 - Lutheran - Seminary - Town of Hartwick

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Hartwick is non-denominational and offers 31 courses of study leading to a Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. The College's location in the Leatherstocking Region of New York offers many opportunities for cultural and outdoor recreational activities. In addition to its beautiful main campus overlooking the Susquehanna River Valley, the college also owns a 920 acre (3.7 km²) environmental campus for ecological research, teaching and recreation 8 miles away. Hartwick has about 1480 students from 36 states and 30 countries and 140 faculty members. The student-faculty ratio is 12-1.

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