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Contact: Lynn Stewart or Kelsey Bellamy Johnson, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120

See editorial in The (Shreveport) Times Aug. 23, 2004

Centenary Earns High Praise in The Princeton Review's The Best 357 Colleges

SHREVEPORT, LA — Centenary College of Louisiana is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review, the New York-based company known for its education, admission and test-prep services. The college ranks among 357 schools featured in the just-published 2005 edition of The Princeton Review annual college guide, The Best 357 Colleges.

In their Centenary profile, the guide’s editors describe the college as having a faculty and staff that gives “an incredible amount of personal attention,” and an administration that is “very open and understanding.” They also point to a “high rate of acceptance into medical school," "exceptional classroom facilities” and “an incredible music faculty” as drawing praise from students.

Says Robert Franek of The Princeton Review, “We regard the schools in this book as ‘the crème of the crop’ institutions for undergraduate education. Each one offers an outstanding academic program, and only about 15 percent of the four-year colleges in America, and only two Canadian colleges are in The Best 357 Colleges.”

Centenary is ranked No. 4 on the Top 20 list for students happy with their financial aid. Offering need-based scholarships/grants, loan aid and federal work-study, Centenary provides financial aid to the majority of enrolled students.

The college also received the highest possible score in the category of campus life. According to surveys, Centenary boasts small class sizes, great athletic facilities and friendly students. Popular student life activities include intramural sports, musical organizations and student government. The Princeton Review reports that some Centenary students, randomly interviewed, would like to have an additional residence hall and improved cafeteria food, but that students display a deep satisfaction with campus life as a whole. “This year’s survey responses showed a definite upgrade in campus harmony at Centenary,” the profile said.

About academics, the guide’s editors write, “Size matters at Centenary College, where the school’s small student population allows for an incredible amount of personal attention.”

The Best 357 Colleges (Random House, $21.95) is one of over 200 books developed by The Princeton Review, which is not affiliated with Princeton University or the Educational Testing Service. Some of the ranking lists in the book are posted at http://www.PrincetonReview.com .

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