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About Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college located in Kalamazoo, which is the largest city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Kalamazoo County, with a population of over 77 000 inhabitants, as estimated during the 2000 census, which also makes it the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage metropolitan area, which houses more than 326 600 people, within its limits (2009).

K College was established in 1833 and it is one of the United States' 100 oldest academic institutions. It has the distinction of producing the largest number of Peace Corps volunteers per capita, and of ranking in the top 1 percent, for number of graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. It offers its students 28 majors and 11 unique interdisciplinary majors, as well.

Athletics

K's athletic teams are known as the Hornets and they compete in NCAA Division III, with 8 men's and 8 women's teams. Their distinctive colors are orange and black.

Notable Alumni

Among the noteworthy graduates from Kalamazoo College, we also find: Lisa Kron - Tony-Award-nominated actress and playwright, Bradley A. Smith - former Chairman, Federal Election Commission, Julie Mehretu - artist, winner of MacArthur `Genius` Award, John E. Sarno - innovator in back-pain therapy, and Amy Courter - National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol