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Lourdes College is small Catholic school 10 miles west of Toledo that 鈥渃aters to the nontraditional student,鈥� offering 鈥渆xcellent academics鈥� and 鈥渃onvenient鈥� schedules. With a strong 鈥渟piritual component鈥� and an 鈥渆mphasis on service,鈥� Lourdes is 鈥渁 perfect environment for learning.鈥� 鈥淭he concept is to learn so you can give back,鈥� says one student. Professors 鈥渢each with enthusiasm,鈥� 鈥渁re always there for you鈥�---鈥淥ne-on-one attention [is] plentiful鈥�---and bring 鈥渞eal-world experience鈥� to the classroom. 鈥淚 know what I am learning from them can be applied to what I will be doing in the future,鈥� declares one student. The library could use 鈥渆xtended hours,鈥� but the 鈥渢otally accessible鈥� administration staff is 鈥渁lways there to listen and help.鈥� 鈥淚 feel like I can go and talk to anyone in the school about any subject,鈥� relates a senior. 鈥淚 love this college,鈥� agrees another, 鈥淚f I could stay, I would. Actually, I鈥檓 considering a master鈥檚 program.鈥�

鈥淪tudents range from new high school graduates to people in their sixties鈥� and 鈥渇rom black to white to Hispanic and Asian,鈥� but they are predominantly 鈥渁round 25--30,鈥� and 鈥渇emale鈥� and 鈥渉ave families and other responsibilities.鈥� Most chose Lourdes because it is 鈥渃lose by.鈥� 鈥淭hey have previous careers and are coming to Lourdes College to seek their dreams or change careers,鈥� states one student. People are 鈥渟erious鈥� here. They want 鈥渢o get an education and to do well.鈥� That doesn鈥檛 keep them from being 鈥渧ery friendly and easy to get along with.鈥� 鈥淓verybody is so nice, and I鈥檓 not just saying that,鈥� swears a junior.

鈥淚f you are looking for the typical college experience, Lourdes is probably not the place for you,鈥� confides a student. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not a party school.鈥� 鈥淭here are no dorms鈥� on this 鈥減retty little campus,鈥� but 鈥淪tudents still meet, mingle, and study in the main building on campus.鈥� 鈥淚n warmer weather you can find students hanging out on the campus lawn.鈥� Social life consists of 鈥渟hows, associations, [and] intramural sports,鈥� though the hours can be a bit weird---鈥淢ost activities are scheduled at odd times when people are working.鈥� However, because 鈥淎pproximately 60 percent of students are nontraditional,鈥� many are 鈥渢oo busy鈥� with other responsibilities to engage in much extracurricular life anyway. 鈥淟ourdes is a college that focuses on academics yet understands that students have a life outside of school,鈥� says a business major. 鈥淚 chose Lourdes College because it met my needs as a returning college student working full-time during the day.鈥�