History
In 1783, Benjamin Rush, a revolutionary in both spirit and life, established Dickinson College with the intent of providing a different kind of liberal-arts education.
Education
Educational studies fosters within students a deep understanding of the complexity of education and schooling as well as an ability to think critically about the ways in which education intersects with a broad range of social, cultural, political and economic forces.
Research
Not only will you have the opportunity to conduct advanced research as an undergraduate that most wouldn’t experience until graduate school, you’ll also have the chance to work alongside faculty in the process.
Career
The Career Center teaches Dickinson students and alumni how tomake and execute career decisions and connects them toappropriate career opportunities.
Distance Learning Courses
Student services
The Division of Student Life supports a rich and varied program of residential programs; clubs and organizations; internship, employment and volunteer opportunities; cultural and diversity initiatives and recreational and leisure programs for our students.
Housing services
You’ll find an unranked listing of hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts in Carlisle and the surrounding region.
Library services
The Waidner-Spahr Library catalog provides access to over 1 million titles, including books, e-books, music, and video recordings. Our Journal Locator provides access to over 76,000 periodicals. In addition to these collections, the library is also home to several computer labs, classrooms, and individual study rooms.
ICT services
LIS prides itself on personal attention to constituents and improving services in response to the needs of the campus.
Medical services
Healthcare FSA allows you to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay for out-of-pocket health, dental or vision expenses that are not covered, under the College’s plans, including plan deductibles and co-payments, prescription drugs, eyeglasses and frames, orthodontia and uncovered expenses by spouses or other eligible family members who may be covered by a non-Dickinson College medical plan.
Campus life
Dickinson boasts one of the most beautiful campuses in the region and is located in a metropolitan area designated as one of the most livable in the country. Our students and faculty hail from 41 states and territories and 48 countries on six continents. No matter where you’re from, you’ll feel right at home here.
Sports facilities
Thanks to a $6 million gift from Samuel G. Rose ’58 and Julie Walters, a new two-story, 22,000-square-foot athletics-training center replaced the 1960s-era locker rooms at Dickinson’s recently renovated Biddle Field. The new facility is named the Durden Athletic Training Center to honor the tenure of former president William G. Durden ’71 and his wife, Dr. Elke Durden.
Student clubs
- Academic. Agriculture Club.
- Cultural. International Club.
- Honorary & Professional. National Association of Music Education (NAfME)
- Performing Arts. Concert Band
- Political. College Republicans.
- Religious. Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU)
- Social Service. Student Social Work Organization (SSWO)
Dickinson College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.