Franklin College Switzerland

Franklin College Switzerland

Infobox_University
name =Franklin College Switzerland


motto =Global perspective, the Franklin experience
established =1969
type =Private, Liberal Arts, Coed
endowment =
staff =
faculty =51 cite web|url=http://www.fc.edu/content/about-franklin/|title=About Franklin|work=Franklin College Official Web Site|publisher=Franklin College|accessdate=2008-06-24]
president =Dr. Erik O. Nielsen
students =
undergrad = 378
postgrad =
doctoral =
city =Lugano
canton = Ticino
country =Switzerland
campus =
free_label =
free =
colors =
colours =
mascot =Falcon
nickname =FC
affiliations =
website = http://www.fc.edu|www.fc.edu
publictransit = TPL (5)

Franklin College Switzerland is a private, 4-year liberal arts college located in Lugano, Switzerland accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Learning in the United States and by the Swiss University Conference in Switzerland. Franklin College Switzerland awards the Bachelor of Arts degree in a number of academic areas.

History & Campus

Chartered in 1969, Franklin College Switzerland was founded as a nonprofit, independent, post-secondary institution. Franklin College is named for Benjamin Franklin, the United States' first ambassador to Europe.

The main campus, acquired in 1985, is composed of a private villa with attached library, auditorium, and classroom wing, surrounded by a wooded park. In 2005 the college acquired an additional campus nearby, adding administrative, educational, athletic, social and residential capacity. The current campus spans convert|5|acre|m2. The Franklin campus is residential, and is located on a hillside overlooking the town of Lugano, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

Franklin College has eight residence buildings:
* Airone, which also houses the office of Student Affairs, and one of the student lounges, the "Falcon's Nest".
* Alba, Florida, and Girasole, are all located between Lugano and the main campus. Girasole has one female-only wing.
* Ciliegi, directly across from Airone.
* DaVinci, the freshman student dormitory.
* Giardino, a dormitory with multiples.
* Panera, hosting triples.

References

External links

* [http://www.fc.edu Official Site]


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