Davis & Elkins: Statement From the Dean

Welcome to Davis & Elkins College. I encourage you to explore the options and opportunities available to you through our academic programs. As stated in our mission, “Davis & Elkins College offers a personalized undergraduate education firmly rooted in the liberal arts tradition that values breadth and depth of learning and affirms the importance of tradition and experimentation. The College offers a range of baccalaureate and associate degree programs representing the arts and sciences, pre-professional and professional studies. All academic programs share a common commitment to provide students a broad conceptual framework.”

You will find the personalized aspect of academics at Davis & Elkins in several ways, ranging from small class size, to personal meetings with faculty advisors, to a personal approach to class sessions and courses. While at Davis & Elkins College you will truly have an opportunity to get to know the faculty members that you have for classes, who sponsor organizations, who attend campus events, and who really care about your academic success.

At Davis & Elkins College students and faculty members learn together as they explore the world in which we live. Whether studying the history of the world or the intricacies of a cell, the behavior of governments and civilizations or of an individual, the care of a patient or of an ecosystem, or the production of art or of the gross national product, students learn relevant, timely information in an active, involved way. I invite you to explore your world through Davis & Elkins College.