If you are a high schooler, chances are you probably have a stack of glossy college brochures scattered across your bedroom floor. You are trying to find the perfect place to spend the next four years of your life, and the variety of options seems never-ending.
You will need to sift through the excess in order to find that hidden gem, a treasured school that will provide you with a valuable education and prepare you for that far-off land called the real world.
But what if you didn't have to search far for the ideal college? What if you only had to look as far as your own back yard?
York College, located on a 118-acre suburban campus in Spring Garden Township, is ideally located one hour from Baltimore, two hours from Washington, D.C., and two-and-a-half hours from Philadelphia.
It has achieved a competitive ranking in both Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and U.S. News' America's Best Colleges Report. York College offers more than 50 four-year majors in fields such as nursing, education, business administration and public affairs.
Although you may be attending a local college, you will still meet a diverse group of students from 30 different states and 38 countries. As a pledge to diversity, the school regularly holds multicultural events. Also, by getting involved with York's various clubs, sororities and fraternities; sports; and communications outlets such as The Spartan Newspaper and WVYC radio station, you are sure to meet new people with whom you can build friendships that will make your college years ones to treasure.
Location: Spring Garden Township
Type of school: Private, liberal arts college
Campus type: Suburban
Enrollment: 5,367 undergraduates
Tuition: $12,750
Room and board: $7,410
Average class size: 21 students
Student: faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 74 percent
Average SAT scores: 1000-1250 (80 percent of students fall between this range)
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