Women's Christian College
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Women's Christian College |
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| Motto | Lighted to Lighten |
| Established | 1915 |
| Type | Private |
| Principal | Dr.Ridling Margaret Waller |
| Faculty | 156 |
| Undergraduates | 2646 |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Website | wcc.edu.in |
Women's Christian College, or "WCC" is an interdenominational woman's college on College Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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[edit] History
WCC was founded by Eleanor McDougall on July 7, 1915 with 41 students and 7 faculty members. It currently has 2,366 students and 144 faculty members.
It has been autonomous since 1982, but is affiliated with the University of Madras [1], [2] .
[edit] Principals
- Ridling Margaret Waller, 2006-present
- Rita Jacob Cherian, 2003-2006
- Glory Christopher, 1998-2003
- Kanmani Christian, 1994-1998
- Indrani Michael, 1981-1994
- Renuka Somasekhar, 1971-1981
- Anna T. Zachariah, 1965-1971
- Renuka Mukerji, 1956-1965
- Eleanor D. Mason, 1950-1956
- Elizabeth George, 1947-1950
- Eleanor Rivett, 1938-1947
- Eleanor McDougall, 1915-1938
[edit] Sister college
Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA, has been WCC's sister college since 1920 [3]. Both WCC's Mount Holyoke Culturals [4] and Mount Holyoke Hostel (dormitory) refer to this.
[edit] Ranking
WCC received an "A" grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of the University Grants Commission in May, 2005 [5].
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Shoba Narayan, journalist
- Latika Saran, Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
- Latha Rajendran, Special Educator
