Hastings College

“The most notable impression the team received during the visit to Hastings College was the extraordinary collegiality and hospitality that existed on the campus. Board members, students, faculty and staff were all highly personal which reinforced the message that Hastings sends that students will be known and develop relationships with skilled educators. Their market advantage is providing personal attention to students and welcoming them into an academic community that extends to the neighborhoods across the street where the vast majority of faculty and staff live. The theme of Hastings as a ‘student-served college’ seemed evident throughout the visit.”

- Evaluation Team from the North Central Association
  of Colleges and Schools.

Hastings College is known nationally for its success in fostering a campus environment where people work together in a spirit of collegiality, collaboration, openness and mutual respect. In naming Hastings a 2010 “Best Midwestern College,” The Princeton Review cited the accessibility of administrators, quoting a current student as saying, “the president is very involved with students and student activities, and he makes it a point to listen to students’ opinions.”

In surveys and focus group interviews, Hastings College students consistently commend the college for its welcoming and respectful environment and praise administrators, faculty and staff for their caring and generous spirit. In the 2010 Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, students rated Hastings College well above the national average in nearly every category, including the following items related to leadership and campus climate:

• Faculty care about me as an individual.
• Administrators are approachable to students.
• The campus staff are caring and helpful.
• Most students feel a sense of belonging here.
• Students are made to feel welcome on this campus.
• I feel a sense of pride about my campus.
• It is an enjoyable experience to be a student on this campus.

You can find a more detailed analysis of the Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory here.