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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
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.
Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
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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.
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Have you played in a high school or college band and want to keep playing at EC? Want to get involved on campus and make memories that will last a lifetime? Look no further! The Golden Groove Pep Band just might be the perfect fit for you!
Launched in the fall of 2024, Golden Groove is open to undergraduate and graduate students. The group rehearses once to twice a week (depending on the season) and performs at athletics and other campus events throughout the academic year.
The Pep Band is a non-credit ensemble subject to all departmental and college regulations. Members are expected to meet attendance requirements to stay in the group as well as follow the college’s code of conduct. Members who meet the attendance requirements are eligible to waive the Physical Education requirement after their second year of participation.
If you have an instrument, bring it. College-owned instruments may be available for student use without additional fees.
The default uniform includes a Golden Groove t-shirt and blue jeans or black pants. The Golden Groove t-shirt is provided. Students need to bring their own pants as well as a black, white, or gray, long-sleeved shirts to wear under the t-shirt in colder venues/weather.
Talent awards are available for selected participating students. If you would like more information on EC's Pep Band and talent award, click HERE to complete a questionnaire and someone from our Pep Band will reach out to you
Interested in joining Pep Band? We look forward to hearing from you!
Patrick Gillette, Golden Groove Co-Advisor and Director of Admissions
Jen Swain, Golden Groove Co-Advisor and Vice President, Communications & Marketing
