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  motto Scholarship, Character, Culture, Service
  established 1851
  type Private
  faculty 78
  president Dr Robert Knott
  undergrad 1,300
  city Salisbury
  state North Carolina
  country USA
  campus Rural
  colors Navy Blue and White
  mascot Indians
  nickname Cat - U
  affiliations United Church of Christ
  website http://wwwCatawbaedu


Catawba College, founded in 1851 , is a private, coeducational Liberal Arts college in Salisbury, North Carolina , USA . Catawba has deliberately chosen to remain a four-year institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Its purpose is to enrich the educational experiences of students and to prepare these students for productive and meaningful lives of purpose following their graduation.

Catawba College has been consistently named as one of the "361 Best Colleges" by the Princeton Review . The school's Theatre program is consistantly rated as one of the top 10 in the nation.


LOCATION

Catawba College was founded in Newton, North Carolina in 1851 and moved to Salisbury, North Carolina in 1926.


HISTORY

Catawba College was founded as part of the Evangelical And Reformed Church in 1851 The years following the opening of the college proved to be years of growing prosperity for the new school. The growth of the school was temporarily put on hold due to results of the Civil War . After the Civil War had ended Catawba continued to make changes to the institution including the decision to make Catawba College a Coeducational institution in 1890 .

In 1926 the college was moved to Salisbury, North Carolina and expanded. The current enrollment is approximately 1,300 students.

The college is now affiliated with the United Church Of Christ .


ATHLETICS

Catawba's athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference . The mascot of the school, the Catawba Indian, was named after the Catawba Indian tribe that was native to the original location of the school.

Catawba features 18 NCAA Division II sports teams. The men's teams are Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, and Swimming. The women's teams are Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball.

Catawba College was recently awarded the 2005 South Atlantic Conference Cup of Excellence.


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