What should I know about Alma College?

Alma College is an undergraduate, private liberal arts institution that highlights personalized education, social responsibility and extraordinary achievements.

What does this mean? Well, you can be confident that your son or daughter will graduate a well-rounded individual with critical thinking skills and knowledge in a variety of topics. Alma offers over 40 majors, minors, pre-professional programs and self-designed programs of emphasis, so there’s a lot of learning going on here.

Engaged learners in an Alma College classroom

Students are engaged learners at Alma.

Learning doesn’t just take place inside the classroom, however. Along with campus activities and service learning, Alma students have the opportunity to grow through opportunities like Spring Term, a short term during the month of May that allows students to delve deeply into a specific topic.

Spring Term is just one of the many highlights of the Alma experience. We have an “encyclopedia” full of other highlights and terms that you may hear your student talking about, and we encourage you to check it out. For more information, you also can review our policies and handbooks.

 

Colleges of Distinction, a national college guide for students, parents and counselors, selected Alma College to be included in its list of 200 colleges and universities as "the best places to learn, grow and succeed." The Colleges of Distinction publication recognizes institutions for their commitment to engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.

 

Faculty Profile

Scott Messing

Scott Messing
Departments: Music

Scott Messing’s passion for teaching music is apparent to both students and faculty. He’s twice earned the Barlow Award, one of the highest teaching awards at Alma College.