YOUR FUTURE. FRONT AND CENTRE.

Personal, supportive, enriching experiences with a four-year graduation guarantee—a Centre education revolves around you.

Study Abroad

A life-changing global experience? You can count on it. And when Centre students travel the world, they take their favorite professors with them.

Study Abroad

Career-Focused Internships

Expand your knowledge—and your network—with valuable learning experiences in professional settings.

Hands-On Research

In the lab. In the field. Maybe even underwater or in a cave. Centre students ask big questions and collaborate with top researchers, often their own professors, to discover what’s possible.

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Initiative for Wellness and Athletic Excellence

Initiative for Wellness and Athletic Excellence

The largest, most comprehensive construction project to date at Centre College will create a 135,000-square-foot facility devoted to wellness and athletic excellence.

Commencement

Commencement Headquarters

Your source of information for all things Commencement at Centre—from schedules to orders to live streams and archives, it's all here.

Science Lab

Our Programs

We believe in big-picture learning — and so do today’s employers. A well-rounded liberal arts education prepares you to succeed and adapt in an ever-changing world.

ReBegin Places Second in State Competition

Founded by Centre students and CentreWorks R-Corp members Phoenix Staten '23 and Adonis Logan '22, ReBegin's textiles upcycling concept places in the KYPitch competition—designed to inspire innovators and entrepreneurs to develop and pursue ideas.

Diverse Students

STUDENT VOICES

Centre students are self-starters.

More Perspectives

I chose Centre because of the unmatched study abroad program, the academic rigor, the variety of programs—and because it felt like home.”

Sarah Matthews

Major + Year

Anthropology/Sociology Class of 2023

Hometown

Nashville, TN

Centre gives you the opportunity to get really, really close with your classmates…. gives you the opportunity to be somebody on campus.”

JK Gonzales

Major + Year

International Studies Class of 2022

Hometown

Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Arnold

The Ephraim McDowell Health Program internship combined my passion for people and medicine and would help to confirm my aspirations of being a physician.”

Andrew Arnold

Major + Year

Biology Class of 2021

Hometown

Louisville, KY

students enjoying downtown Danville

ONE OF THE BEST SMALL TOWNS IN AMERICA

Life in Danville, Kentucky

Just a few blocks from campus, Danville’s welcoming and warm downtown features cafes, shops, parks, local festivals, live music, and a thriving farmers market.

THE DANVILLE COMMUNITY

NCAA Division 3 Football

Athletics

Gold and White in the Bluegrass. Centre is home to 23 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s teams that boast plenty of conference titles and post-season appearances. Plus, nearly three-quarters of students participate in intramural and club sports.

Caving

Winter Breakthroughs

For three weeks in January, between the fall and spring semesters, you will immerse yourself in a focused course, internship, research, or international experience. We call it CentreTerm.

CentreWorks Location

CentreWorks

From its downtown Danville location, CentreWorks provides the creative environment for today and tomorrow’s entrepreneurial, social, civic, and community leaders to learn, collaborate, and innovate.

FIND YOUR CENTRE

Why Centre?

internship

Guaranteed real-world learning gives you the knowledge, know-how, and global perspective to thrive in your career.

After Centre

Graduation

Centre graduates start their careers sooner, have less debt, and are among the nation’s happiest alumni.

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