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ETTYSBURG
College, a national, residential, undergraduate college committed to a liberal
education, prepares students to be active leaders and participants in
a changing world. This statement is grounded in the core
values of the institution: The worth and dignity of
all people and the limitless value of their intellectual potential;
The power of a liberal arts education to help
students develop critical thinking skills, broad vision, effective communications, a
sense of the inter-relatedness of all knowledge, sensitivity to the
human condition, and a global perspective, all necessary to enable
students to realize their full potential for responsible citizenship;
The enrichment of the traditional liberal arts and sciences curriculum
with the most promising intellectual developments of the age;
The free and open marketplace of ideas and the exploration
of the ethical and spiritual dimensions of those ideas, both
indispensable to helping students learn to determine which have lasting
value;
The value of a lifelong commitment to service,
and the role of the College in both providing an
example of public service for students and fostering a commitment
to service among our young people; and
A belief
that a residential college is the most effective means of
promoting the personal interaction between student and professor, and student
and student which develops the community that is the heart
of a liberal arts education.
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69% of students would choose to return to GETC, whereas 31% would not. 
