Deep Springs College | campus, ranch, college of further education / higher education

USA / California / Big Pine / Deep Springs Ranch Road, 250
 campus, ranch, college of further education / higher education
Deep Springs is a private alternative college in Deep Springs, California, in the United States. Founded 1917 as an all-male institution, it became co-ed in 2018. Enrollment is limited to 26; despite this, alumni include Rhodes and Truman Scholars, Pulitzer Prize recipients, three MacArthur Fellows, congressmen, and multiple distinguished academics. The campus is located on a working cattle farm, at which students are expected to work.

Photos by Michael A. Smith.

www.deepsprings.edu/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Springs_College
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Coordinates:   37°22'25"N   117°59'0"W

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  • Extension of Cornell U, also a working beef ranch. Making use of the springs for drinking water and to maintain pasture at this high desert location, students learn about self-sufficient living. They raise, slaughter, and eat the cattle as part of their education there.
  • Not actually an extension of Cornell, though "graduates" of Deep Springs generally go on to receive a degree from another four-year university (the Deep Springs program only being two years).
  • Deep Springs College is among the most unique colleges in the United States. Founded in 1917, it is a highly selective two year institution that accepts only male candidates. It integrates academics into a rigorous work program, utilizing the resources of its remote cattle and alfalfa farm setting. Graduates have gone on to attend Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, University of Chicago and Oxford University. http://www.deepsprings.edu/?cat=home&page=index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Springs_College
  • Drove past here four times...extremely isolated. Surrounded by beautiful terrain and mountains.
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