600 N. Adams Street
Gunnison, CO 81231

Western state college, established in 1901 is a four-year private institution offering undergraduate programs in a wide array of disciplines. About 22 majors are offering including history, environmental studies, art, communication, theater and more.

Western State College is the fourth oldest public College in Colorado. In 2007, more than 400 students who graduated of which the majority obtained degrees in business administration, recreation and art.

WSC is located in the mountain town of Gunnison, Colorado offering a beautiful scenic campus burgeoning with student activates, organizations and state-of-the-art facilities. There are more than 50 clubs and organizations on campus including the award winning radio station, the nations only college based Mountain Rescue team, and student publications.

WSC boasts a nationally recognized small athletic program with teams are consistently ranked among the top in the NCAA Division II. Some varsity sports offered are football basketball, cross country and more. Western State College also offers a skiing program that competes in the NCAA Division I. Western State college also offers many club sports including men's and women's rugby, women's snowboarding and adventure racing.

There are many recreations off campus students can take advantage of such as the Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Monarch Mountain Ski Area. Other interesting sites students can visit in area are the Blue Mesa Reservoir, reportedly the largest body of water in the state and Hartman rocks where students can take advantage of the rugged landscape to enjoy mountain biking, hiking and climbing.

Quick Facts:

Western students represent all 50 states and all Colorado counties with about one third from outside Colorado.

Western State College's average class size is about 21 students and over 90% of classes are smaller than 35.

Western State College offers pre-professional studies in areas such as pre-dentistry, pre-forestry, pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy and more.

Roughly 96% of Western Colleges classes are taught by full-time faculty.

About 40% of all WSC students live on campus.

In 2007, about 3 million in gifts were donated to the college which helped to fund the The Petroleum Geology program and the The W.A. Tex Moncrief, Jr. Endowed Chair in anthropology. Western's College's petroleum geology program is the only program in Colorado and one of only four in the nation.

Western State College sits at the highest altitude of any four-year college in the United States at 7,700 ft.

WSC receives an average annual snowfall in Gunnison of 54 inches.

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