KALAMAZOO COLLEGE

private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S. It is a liberal arts college dedicated to undergraduate studies. In addition to the arts and sciences, the college offers instruction in business, economics, and the health sciences. The majority of students participate in the college's international study program, which includes centres in Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, and China. Campus facilities include the L. Lee Stryker Center for Management Studies and the Small Business Institute. Total enrollment is approximately 1,200. The college was founded in 1833 as the Michigan and Huron Institute. The original founders were Baptists, and the college enjoyed a long affiliation with the Baptist church. The name was changed to Kalamazoo College in 1855 when the college was chartered as a degree-granting institution.