College of the Week: Hampshire College

Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Hampshire’s 800-acre campus sits amid former orchards, farmland, and forest. Buildings are eclectic and contemporary, and the school is proud of its bio-shelter, arts village, and multi-sports and multimedia centers.

The student-faculty ratio at Hampshire College is 11:1, and the school has 79.3% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Hampshire College include: Visual and Performing Arts; English Language and Literature/Letters; Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies; Education; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Natural Resources and Conservation; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 73%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/hampshire-college-4661)

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Flash Forward: Natalie Garnica, Class of 2009

Fillmore High School and Fillmore High Alumni Association present November 2022 Flash Forward Student of the Month, Natalie Garnica. Flash Forward is a monthly look at the accomplishments of students who have graduated from Fillmore High. Natalie is a Fillmore High Class of 2009 graduate and a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles Loyola Law School.

College of the Week: Eckerd College

Located in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, the waterfront campus of Eckerd College overlooks Boca Ciega Bay on the western coast of the state. Eckerd College offers about 40 undergraduate majors and does not have master's degree courses.

The student-faculty ratio at Eckerd College is 12:1, and the school has 49.2% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Eckerd College include: Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Environmental Studies; Psychology, General; Political Science and Government, General; Communication, General; Developmental and Child Psychology; Business Administration and Management, General; Spanish Language and Literature; and Animal Behavior and Ethology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 81%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/eckerd-college-1487)

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College of the Week: Denison University

@Denison University , a small liberal arts college, is set in the proportionally small town of Granville, Ohio. From campus, students can walk to the restaurants and shops that line Granville’s main street. Bikers may enjoy the 36-mile trail that connects Granville to the nearby Ohio cities of Newark, Johnstown and Alexandria.

The student-faculty ratio at Denison University is 9:1, and the school has 70.6% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Denison University include: Econometrics and Quantitative Economics; International Business/Trade/Commerce; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Communication, General; Psychology, General; Data Analytics, General; Foreign Languages and Literatures, General; English Language and Literature, General; Environmental Science; and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/denison-university-3042)

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College of the Week: Cornell College

Cornell College is a small, private liberal arts school in Mount Vernon, Iowa, that utilizes a block schedule. This special academic calendar, named One Course At A Time (OCAAT), consists of eight blocks of 18 days each. In a given block, students at Cornell College attend just one class from 9-11 a.m., break for lunch and then resume from 1-3 p.m., so they focus intensely on just one area of study for a shorter amount of time.

The student-faculty ratio at Cornell College is 12:1, and the school has 68.4% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Cornell College include: Exercise Science and Kinesiology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Computer Science; Creative Writing; Psychology, General; History, General; Finance, General; Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General; and Political Science and Government, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 78%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/cornell-college-1856)

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Flash Forward: Matthew Jimenez, Class of 2016

Matthew Jimenez is Fillmore High School and Fillmore High Alumni Association’s October 2022 Flash Forward Student of the Month. Flash Forward is a monthly look at the accomplishments of students who have graduated from Fillmore High. Matthew graduated in 2016 and has attended the University of California Merced and the American University of Antigua College of Medicine. Please listen to his video message below.