Gwynedd-Mercy College is an independent, co-educational institution founded in 1948 by the Sisters of Mercy as a junior college. The College was rechartered in 1963 as a baccalaureate institution. Espousing the ideals of a liberal education, the College continues a commitment to prepare students for professional careers in a number of fields. In fact, the mission of Gwynedd-Mercy College is to educate the whole person so that each student is prepared for a career, literate in the liberal arts and sciences, and aware of the need for service to society.

For the past several years, Gwynedd-Mercy College has received superior marks in significant areas, including our freshman retention rate (81%) and graduation rate (74%). Gwynedd-Mercy College is fully accredited by the Middle States Association.

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York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA) Joins Tuition Rewards
May 9 – York College of Pennsylvania, one of the state's most affordable colleges, today joined the Tuition Rewards program – becoming the 42nd Pennsylvania private college to participate. York’s 4,600 full-time undergraduate students hail from 30 states and 38 countries. Located on an 155-acre campus one hour north of Baltimore, MD, York offers an average class size of 21. Although committed to "cost containment," all classes are taught by professors, not grad students or teaching assistants. The school's professors rank in the 90th salary percentile nationally. Barron's rates York College a "best buy."
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Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO) Joins Tuition Rewards
In early May, Culver-Stockton College, founded in 1853, became the 210th private college or university to accept Tuition Rewards. Culver-Stockton’s 120-acre campus is located on a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, two hours north of St. Louis. With an average class size of 17, C-SC offers its 869 students 23 majors, with art, athletic training, criminal justice and musical theater incorporated into the five divisions (business, education, fine arts, humanities, sciences).
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Wells College (Aurora, NY) Joins Tuition Rewards
Wells College is located on 300 marvelously scenic acres on Cayuga Lake, an hour from Rochester and Syracuse. The liberal arts college was founded in 1868 by noted financier Henry Wells, founder of American Express and Wells Fargo. Originally limited to women, Wells went coed in 2005. There's a liberal arts focus, with 5-year graduate degree programs available in business administration, engineering and teaching. Students may register for classes at nearby Cornell University and Ithaca College.
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Emory & Henry College (Emory, VA) Joins Tuition Rewards
Founded in 1836, Emory & Henry College is a coeducational liberal arts college in the Appalachian highlands of southwest Virginia. The College derives its name from John Emory, an eminent Methodist bishop of the era when the college was founded, and Patrick Henry, a renowned Virginian and a patriot of the American Revolution. The names represent principles that guide the College yet today: the vitality of faith and engaged citizenship. The college is one of only 40 institutions recognized in Loren Pope's "Colleges That Changes Lives." The book praises the historic College as a "national asset" that makes a dramatic difference in the lives of students.
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The College of Wooster (Wooster, OH) Joins Tuition Rewards
The College of Wooster, national recognized for its focus on independent learning, is the newest member of Tuition Rewards. The prestigious liberal arts college, located on a 240-acre campus 55 miles southwest of Cleveland, boasts an 11-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and is home to 1,882 students from 47 states and 37 countries. The college’s senior independent study project – original research, written work, performance or an exhibit of artwork – is supported one-on-one by a faculty member. Alumni include Arthur Compton, a Nobel Prize-winner in physics.
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University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX) Joins Tuition Rewards
UIW is a leader in international studies. UIW’s 5,217 students can study abroad at nearly 100 "sister schools" in 34 nations, spending a semester or longer in countries such as Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, England, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey,. In 2000, UIW became the first American institution to grant degrees of higher learning in China, through the China Incarnate Word Foreign Education Center in Guangzhou. UIW was also the first university to offer an undergraduate degree accredited in both the U.S. and Mexico.
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