Eckerd is a college that changes lives. It’s something you hear at every commencement ceremony and when our alumni gather. It’s also what noted higher education expert Loren Pope concluded about Eckerd and 39 other colleges around the country.
Since its first edition in 1996, Colleges That Change Lives has sold tens of thousands of copies and become required reading for many high school guidance counselors. The book, now in its fourth edition, is augmented by a non-profit organization whose goal is to advance and support student-centered college decisions. As the group’s website explains, recommended colleges “have never paid any fees to Mr. Pope or his publisher to be included in his books: the selections were solely based on the independent judgment and recognized expertise of Mr. Pope himself.”
Eckerd College is proud to be a charter member of this august group of (now 45) schools.
