Hastings College

“Hastings’s small size is its strength: Students receive individualized attention in their studies right from the start.”

- Kaplan’s Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges

“Says a junior: ‘The faculty perform so well because they are progressive active learners themselves.’”

- Barron’s Best Buys in College Education

“The college has made a conscious decision to focus its resources on the traditional liberal arts and not to expand into other sites or distance or web based education. The faculty are very dedicated and willing to take on a heavy teaching load of 27 semester credits per year to enhance this mission. Faculty members believe that a commitment to teaching is the college’s most important value…”

- 2005 Evaluation Team from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. (North Central re-accredited Hastings College for the maximum 10-year period in 2005.)

“[Hastings’s] team of dedicated and demanding faculty members…’really push their students to be the best,’ notes a double major. ‘They will not accept poor performance. If someone is in danger of failing a course, the professor usually meets with the person individually and takes time to find a way for improvement.’”

- Barron’s Best Buys in College Education

“Our professors are awesome…You can get in touch with almost all of them at any time you desire.”

- HC student quoted in Kaplan’s Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges

“My career as a U.S. Astronaut requires that I possess a myriad of skills, that I be capable of performing an enormous variety of tasks. I truly believe my ability to perform these spaceflight endeavors is enhanced by the well-rounded educational experience I received while a Bronco. The focus and dedication of the faculty and staff are unsurpassed..."

- Alumnus Clayton Anderson, NASA Astronaut (Clay will travel aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station in June 2007.)