15 E. Peace Street
Raleigh, NC 27604-1194

Peace college, founded in 1857, offers a wide variety of four-year undergraduate degrees in numerous programs of study. Peace has an extensive history of providing education to women and was founded by Raleigh's First Presbyterian Church. Majors at Peace include Graphic Design, music performance, leadership studies, child development and much more.

Peace College is located on a scenic campus, in Raleigh, North Carolina, which features both historical and state-of-the-art facilities. The main building at Peace is an historical building that includes student rooms, a chapel and theater complex. Also on campus is the music building, which offers a state-of-the-art facility for students studying piano, organ and voice and more. Additionally, Peace students can take advantage of the Lucy Cooper Finch Library, which houses more than 56,000 volumes and other titles as well as numerous electronic databases.

On campus, Peace students can enjoy more than 30 numerous clubs and student organizations as well as sports teams that represent a diverse array of interests. Among the student clubs available at Peace College are Multicultural Student Association, the Commuter Student Association, the Peace, The Peace College Dance Company and more. The intercollegiate athletic program at Peace College offers sports such as cross-country, tennis, basketball, and more.

The city of Raleigh also offers numerous off-campus recreational, cultural and historical attractions for students. The city is nationally recognized and has been voted, "One of the Best Places to Live" by Money Magazine and among the most educated cities by the Census Bureau. Some highlights of the city include the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and the Shelley Lake Park.

Quick Facts:

Students can enjoy small class size and take advantage of Peace College's expert faculty with a student to faculty ratio of 11 to one.

Peace College enrolls about 700 women every year and 91% of Peace College graduates completed their degree within four years.

Peace College is the first women's College in North Carolina to join a co-educational athletic conference.

Students can take advantage of the Peace College internship program which has led many graduates to be offered positions.

Peace College's academic program is ranked by the students as among the very best in the nation, according to the by the National Survey of Student Engagement.

Peace College offers numerous unique programs including the "Peace Passport" educational program and the Teacher Education program which provides students with the skills to pursue careers in education.

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