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Revision as of 05:35, 27 April 2005 by Alphachimp (talk | contribs) (Fixed Pew Names)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Grove City College is a private liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania with a population of about 2300 undergraduate students. The school is known for its strong humanities core, which emphasises the Judeo-Christian Western tradition and the free market. While loosely associated with the Presbyterian Church USA, the college is non-denominational and does not require students to sign a statement of faith. Many students choose Grove City explicitly for the Christian environment and politically conservative humanities curriculum, but low tuition and solid academics make GCC a generally attractive local alternative to state schools in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
History
Founded in 1876 by Isaac C. Ketler, the school was originally chartered as Pine Grove Normal Academy.
Under President Dr. Charles S. MacKenzie, the college won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1984. The ruling came seven years after the school's refusal to sign a Title IX compliance form, which would have subjected the entire school to federal regulations, even future ones not yet issued. The court ruled 6-3 in favor of the college, saying that only the school's financial aid department should be subject to federal regulation, since some students accepted federal Stafford loans. In 1988, Congress passed new legislation over President Reagan's veto, essentially overturning the Supreme Court ruling and resulting in the federal regulation of every department of any educational institution that received federal funding. In response, Grove City College pulled out of the Stafford loan program entirely, and established its own loan program in association with PNC Bank.