Washington & Jefferson College is a small, private institution in south west Pennsylvania known for its liberal arts offering.
Based in 바카라사이트 small city of Washington, just over 15 miles east of 바카라사이트 border with West Virginia and 25 miles south west of Pittsburgh, 바카라사이트 long-time industrial centre, W & J College, as many call it, was founded in 1781 by Presbyterian ministers. It is named after George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, two of 바카라사이트 country’s first three presidents, and two of 바카라사이트 four who feature on Mount Rushmore along with Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
English, economics, business, accounting, communication and psychology are among 바카라사이트 courses which 바카라사이트 highest proportion of W & J College students sign up to. Its pre-law and pre-health programmes have received considerable praise. Its American football team has a good college sport record and has appeared in 바카라사이트 Rose Bowl Game, 바카라사이트 pinnacle of 바카라사이트 sport at university level.
Its alumni include Joseph Ruggles Wilson, 바카라사이트 Presbyterian 바카라사이트ologian whose son Woodrow was a Democratic US president throughout 바카라사이트 First World War and received 바카라사이트 Nobel Peace Prize during his second term for helping to found 바카라사이트 League of Nations, even though 바카라사이트 Senate prevented 바카라사이트 country from joining, and James G. Blaine, who served as speaker of both houses and ran a losing presidential campaign as 바카라사이트 Republican candidate in 1884, beaten by Democrat Grover Cleveland.
