Like many colleges (especially liberal arts schools), Colorado College makes it a point to emphasize the importance of diversity on campus. Although there is a lot of diversity at CC, it is perhaps not the smörgåsbord of skin colors and ethnicities that the CC administration might wish it were. At first glance, the typical perception of CC is that it’s a very white, rich school. In fact, though a large portion of the population is white, not everyone is rich. Many students receive financial aid, and this mix of socioeconomic backgrounds helps to lessen the homogeneity that would otherwise exist at CC.
In addition, although there is certainly a norm for every category, there are significant numbers of non-American, non-white, non-atheist, non-straight, and non-liberal students on campus. Many students still feel insulated, perhaps because they choose to engage in activities (such as skiing) that are particular to their upper-middle-class white background. It sometimes seems as though students would only be satisfied with diversity on campus if people of other colors were constantly coming up to them to discuss their beliefs.
The reality is that the student body at CC has a huge diversity of backgrounds, interests, and aspirations. There are all sorts of different kinds of people on campus, and it is only when people step outside of the bubble that they themselves create what they can begin to appreciate. The school’s population is generally accepting and encouraging of diversity, and the flow of a wide array of thoughts and ideas, especially in the classroom, is one of the most attractive aspects of the CC community. Beliefs and opinions, be they political, religious, or otherwise, generally enjoy an open, interested environment. Attracting a wide variety of students is something that CC manages; being able to afford to keep all of them is the challenge the school faces.
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CC Is a White Bubble
CC is not the most diverse place. Most are wealthy, white, liberal atheists. However, there ARE students who do not fit into those categories, and you can find them, although it may take awhile.
May 28, 2012
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Super Diverse
I was accepted into the Bridge Program at Colorado College where a group of about sixty first generation, international, and minority students went to campus about two weeks early to learn about assimilating into the college lifestyle. It was during this program that I met kids from all over the entire world, from countries I've never heard of.
Economically, I think there is less diversity, but everyone is very accepting of all levels of economic backgrounds in my opinion.
There are so many different religions on campus, and all of them are accepted and participatd in. Our nondenominational chapel on campus can be used by many of the groups, so everyone can participate in whatever religion they like.
Sexual orientation is very wide-ranged on campus and many different forms of media talk about all the organizations and movements on campus to promote acceptance.
Jan 09, 2012
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Many Wealthy Liberal White Students
Although CC does its best to accomodate diverse backgrounds, with the economic downturn it has had to admit more students that are able to pay full tuition. This means many students are white wealthy kids who attended private high schools. CC is also very liberal. I believe we do have a republican club on campus, but they are a very very small minority.
Dec 08, 2011
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