About Centre College
Preparing students for lives of learning, leadership, and service.
At Centre College, students obtain an extraordinary liberal arts and sciences education, in a supportive community, leading to a meaningful life and career.
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Why Centre?
Pursue your interests. Explore beyond your expectations. There’s a place for you at Centre, a place where you’ll learn to make a difference.
Over 200 Years of Higher Education
Values & History
Centre College opened its doors in 1819 with a single building, a faculty of two, and a student body of five. Today, there are approximately 1,400 students and 150 full-time faculty members dedicated to the mission of preparing those students for lives of learning, leadership, and service.
College Policies and Initiatives
Where we are. Where we are going. Where we want to be. Achieving the Centre experience together.
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President's Office
Every institution has it, at Centre we make it accessible so you can take care of all the details surrounding your superior education.
Featured Event
Front & Centre Open House
Join us for a fall open house and learn more about the Centre Experience! At Front & Centre, you’ll connect with current students about their experiences on and off campus, hear from Centre’s faculty...
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Norton Center for the Arts
Featured Event
Gilman Scholarship Writing Workshop
Stop by anytime during the writing workshop for feedback and tips on your application essays.
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Evans Lively
Featured Event
EaSeL Evening-Blackout Text Poetry
Let's recycle those old books into art! Ansley Bredar will show us how to make Blackout Text Poetry with pages from old texts.
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Nichols Dining Room
Latest News
Students got an up-close look at the state’s judicial process in action when Centre College hosted two days of arguments before the Kentucky Supreme Court. The Commonwealth's highest court will be...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear knows firsthand the impact of the Governor’s Scholars Program (GSP). He shared his experiences with the program and the impact it had on his journey to the highest office in...
For the 36 th year, Centre welcomed the Kentucky Governors’ Scholars Program (GSP) to campus with 355 of the Commonwealth’s brightest rising high school seniors enjoying a taste of the college...