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With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
Elmira College makes a private education more affordable than you realize, with a number of ways to get the financial assistance you may need. Our financial aid office can guide you through options, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs.
Elmira College includes meeting students from around the world, participating in Elmira traditions, completing community service projects, and hopping into a pickup kickball game.
Elmira College provides you with a foundation for future success.
The home of the three-time NCAA National Champion Elmira College Soaring Eagles.
Elmira College alumni stay connected and engaged with the College long after they graduate.
Gifts to Elmira College ensure excellent academic and co-curricular opportunities for generations of EC students.
With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
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Pursuing an English Literature degree is your key to many different and exciting internship opportunities.
Learn with media organizations who can use persuasive writers and critical thinkers, or publishers who value a strong editorial eye. Our English majors have also found success in a variety of business roles. Apply your lessons about people and culture to appealing to audiences through marketing, or public speaking and analysis in sales.
You can learn more about related community engagement and on-campus employment opportunities in MyEC through the Job Postings and Community Engagement options under the Student Tab. For internship opportunities, visit EC Handshake or Elmira College AlumniFire. For additional help exploring opportunities, contact the Office of Career Services.
Callisophia is a student-run publication with a history dating back to the 1800s. The feminist journal, now revived by the Callisophia Club, mixes art, writing, and research. Check out the latest about Callisophia on their Instagram page or their Linktree account.
The Nancy Anne Walsh Poetry Prize is a competitive, annual prize open to any matriculating undergraduate student at Elmira College. Thanks to a generous gift from Board of Trustee Member John M. “Jack” Walsh, III, and his family, the Prize recipient receives a $1,000 honorarium and publication in Callisophia, a student-run publication that mixes art, writing, and research.
Submissions for the Prize are now open for the Nancy Anne Walsh Poetry Prize 2026:
1 - Submit up to three poems as a Word document or PDF via the Prize submission form by February 15, 2026.
2 - Do not include your name on the poetry files as this will invalidate your entry.
Contact Dr. Mary Jo Mahoney if you have questions or concerns: mjmahoney@elmira.edu
