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Snow College is a rural, two-year state college
State university

In the United States, a state university or state college is one of the public university List of colleges and universities in the state university system....
 located in Ephraim, Utah
Ephraim, Utah

Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, Utah, United States. The population was 4,505 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the location of Snow College....
, U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas. Snow College is operated as part of the Utah System of Higher Education
Utah System of Higher Education

The Utah State Board of Regents was formed in 1969 as a governing body for the Utah System of Higher Education. It is made up of the College of Eastern Utah, Dixie State College of Utah, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, Southern Utah University, the University of Utah, Utah College of Applied Technology, Utah State University, Utah...
.

Founded in 1888 by local citizens as Sanpete Stake Academy, the school was later renamed Snow Academy to honor The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) leaders Lorenzo Snow
Lorenzo Snow

Lorenzo Snow was the fifth President of the Church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to his death. Snow was the last president of the LDS Church in the nineteenth century....
 and Erastus Snow
Erastus Snow

Erastus Fairbanks Snow , born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Vermont, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1849 to 1888....
. The name was changed to Snow College in 1923.






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Snow College is a rural, two-year state college
State university

In the United States, a state university or state college is one of the public university List of colleges and universities in the state university system....
 located in Ephraim, Utah
Ephraim, Utah

Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, Utah, United States. The population was 4,505 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the location of Snow College....
, U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas. Snow College is operated as part of the Utah System of Higher Education
Utah System of Higher Education

The Utah State Board of Regents was formed in 1969 as a governing body for the Utah System of Higher Education. It is made up of the College of Eastern Utah, Dixie State College of Utah, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, Southern Utah University, the University of Utah, Utah College of Applied Technology, Utah State University, Utah...
.

Founded in 1888 by local citizens as Sanpete Stake Academy, the school was later renamed Snow Academy to honor The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) leaders Lorenzo Snow
Lorenzo Snow

Lorenzo Snow was the fifth President of the Church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to his death. Snow was the last president of the LDS Church in the nineteenth century....
 and Erastus Snow
Erastus Snow

Erastus Fairbanks Snow , born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Vermont, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1849 to 1888....
. The name was changed to Snow College in 1923. The college was transferred from the LDS church to the State of Utah in 1932.

Current enrollment is approximately 3,365 students. In addition to the main Ephraim campus, Snow College maintains the Snow College Richfield Campus in Richfield, Utah
Richfield, Utah

Richfield is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Utah, Utah, in the United States, and is the largest city in southern-central Utah....
. Snow College athletic teams, known as the Badgers, are consistently highly ranked; its football team won the National Junior College Championship in 1985, and finished #2 in 2006. Its football players often go on to play at Division I-A schools, including Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University , located in Provo, Utah, United States, is a Private education, coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
, where many of the athletes transfer.

In addition to athletics, Snow College has a notable music program. Thanks to Scott Wilson, the Snow College Jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 Ensemble has been ranked number one junior college in the United States. Many Snow College music graduates go on to play in some of the finest groups and colleges in the world. Snow College is the only school affiliated with the Julliard School of music in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. In addition, Snow host some of the finest music camps in the nation, such as the Julliard Jazz Rhythm Workshop and the Manhattan to the Mountains Chamber Workshop, held annually.

Snow prides itself on having some of the lowest tuition rates of any accredited institution of higher education in Utah, at just $941 per semester (for year of 2007-2008).

See also

  • J. Elliot Cameron
    J. Elliot Cameron

    J. Elliot Cameron was an American educator and a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .Cameron was born in Panguitch, Utah, Utah....
     : president from 1956–1958
  • Noyes Building
    Noyes Building

    Named for Newtow E. Noyes, the Noyes Building is the administrative building on the Snow College campus, which is located in Ephraim, Utah. It houses both the administrative offices and the mathematics department....
    , the administrative building on campus


External links


  • Snow College Off-Campus housing database