Doane College
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Doane College |
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| Established | 1872 |
| Type | Private, non-profit |
| President | Jonathan M. Brand |
| Students | 2,615 |
| Location | Crete, Nebraska, USA |
| Address | 1014 Boswell Ave Crete, NE 68333 |
| Telephone | 800-333-6263 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Affiliations | UCC, GPAC |
| Website | www.doane.edu |
Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, with satellite learning centers in Lincoln and Grand Island. It was founded in 1872 as a Congregational institution by Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. Doane is the oldest four-year private college in Nebraska.
Doane offers 38 undergraduate majors and three graduate programs in counseling, management, and education.
[edit] Alumni
- Henry Pratt Fairchild - distinguished sociologist and educator
- Zenon C.R. Hansen - former chairman of the board at Doane College and CEO of Mack Trucks, Inc.
- Weldon Kees - poet
- John Perry - philosopher
- Robert Taylor - actor
[edit] Points of interest
- Doane College Observatory
- Doane College Osterhout Arboretum
- Whitcomb Lee Conservatory
[edit] External links
- Doane College
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| Great Plains Athletic Conference |
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| Briar Cliff • Concordia (Nebraska) • Dakota Wesleyan • Dana • Doane • Dordt† • Hastings • Midland Lutheran • Morningside • Mount Marty† • Nebraska Wesleyan • Northwestern (Iowa) • Sioux Falls † does not compete in football |
