About Centre College
Preparing students for lives of learning, leadership, and service.
At Centre College, students obtain an extraordinary liberal arts and sciences education, in a supportive community, leading to a meaningful life and career.
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Why Centre?
Pursue your interests. Explore beyond your expectations. There’s a place for you at Centre, a place where you’ll learn to make a difference.
Over 200 Years of Higher Education
Values & History
Centre College opened its doors in 1819 with a single building, a faculty of two, and a student body of five. Today, there are approximately 1,400 students and 150 full-time faculty members dedicated to the mission of preparing those students for lives of learning, leadership, and service.
College Policies and Initiatives
Where we are. Where we are going. Where we want to be. Achieving the Centre experience together.
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President's Office
Every institution has it, at Centre we make it accessible so you can take care of all the details surrounding your superior education.
Latest News
Centre College and the Danville/Boyle County community marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an array of events both solemn and celebratory, kicking off with a downtown march and culminating in a...
A Centre College tradition continues to grow and evolve in its seventh year. Building Bridges and Community Day — an opportunity for all of campus to come together and engage with one another and...
Centre College Homecoming 2024 was one for the history books. The College dedicated the 150,000-square-foot Champions Hall athletic and wellness facility, which included naming dedications to those...
Featured Event
Best in Bass Series
Bass fishing is one of the fastest growing industries with bass becoming the most sought-after game fish in North America and creating a $60 billion industry. The four-part lecture and discussion...
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CentreWorks
Featured Event
Best in Bass Series
Bass fishing is one of the fastest growing industries with bass becoming the most sought-after game fish in North America and creating a $60 billion industry. The four-part lecture and discussion...
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CentreWorks
Featured Event
Won’t you be my May-bor?
Andrew Newton Schaftlein and Eric Sharp conceived Won’t you be my May-bor? and it features the extraordinary talents of drag performer May O'Nays. May O'Nays, renowned for her theatrical prowess and...
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Weisiger Theatre