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Albright College

Albright College traces its origin to 1856. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Albright was formed through the mergers of three separate Pennsylvania institutions: Union Seminary of New Berlin; Schuylkill Seminary (later called Schuylkill College), Reading; and Albright Collegiate Institute (later called Albright College), Myerstown. The final merger occurred in 1929 when Schuylkill College and Albright College became Albright College at its current location in Reading.

Albright College is the oldest institution of higher learning in Berks County and is located on a 118-acre suburban campus nestled at the foot of Mount Penn in Reading, Pa., a city of 80,000.

The College is named for preacher Jacob Albright (1759- 1808), founder of the Evangelical Association, a German-speaking denomination with beliefs similar to those of the Methodist Church. “The Life and Times of Jacob Albright” by Kenneth R. Good ’47 tells the story of Jacob Albright.

The College's rigorous liberal arts curriculum has an interdisciplinary focus. Albright’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Fully half of Albright students have concentrations that combine two or three fields of learning.

At Albright College, you'll learn to see yourself and the world. Through 50 programs of study, excellent preprofessional programs, First- Year Seminars, a strong Honors Program, special offerings like Albright Marine Science Program (in which you'll study at the Bermude Station for Research), unique interdisciplinary concentrations in psychobiology and environmental science (to name just two), and much, much more, you'll be challenged to explore new intellectual horizons and discover territory that will change the way you think. You'll also connect what you learn in class with what you learn in life.

A Multitude of Vistas Albright offers you unique ways of seeing your field of study, Albright general studies program exposes you to the breadth of the arts, sciences, history, and philosophy and ensures you'll become a better thinker, writer, and communicator - skills that will be required in the diverse workplace of the 21st century. Their flexible curriculum further expands your vision by allowing you to combine concentrations or design your own individual program of study (how about a program in computer science and crime and justice?)

Albright's mission is to inspire and educate the scholar and leader in each student, building on a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences and a commitment to the best of human values, fostering a commitment to a lifetime of service and learning.