11 Facts About Colby College

Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine.

The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner Colby saw the institution renamed again to Colby University before settling on its current title, reflecting its liberal arts college curriculum.

Twenty-seven Waterville Colby College students perished in the war, and more than 100 men from the town.

In 1874, based on the success of its partnership with the Coburn Classical Institute, Colby created relationships with Hebron Academy and Houlton Academy .

In 1920, Colby College celebrated its centennial, marking not the date of the original charter, but the date of its charter from the new State of Maine in 1820.

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Colby College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Colby College was named one of "25 New Ivies" by Newsweek, named to the list of the top ten environmental programs by the 2010 Fiske Guide, and ranked 13th by the 2011 Sierra Club rankings of "America's coolest schools".

All meals and catered events on campus are served by Colby College Dining Services, operated by Sodexo until July 2016, which makes a concentrated effort to purchase foods from suppliers and producers within the state of Maine, like Oakhurst Dairy and others.

Colby College has a composting program which processes more than 100 tons of food and yard waste annually.

Colby College offers club sports and an intramural sports program called I-Play.

Colby College was originally authorized to have a seal by its founding charter, granted by the Massachusetts General Court in 1813, in section 4.