Snow College is a

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in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with

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s in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is part of the

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History

Founded in 1888 by local citizens as Sanpete Stake Academy, the school was later renamed Snow Academy to honor

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and

Erastus Snow Erastus Snow (November 9, 1818 – May 27, 1888) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1849 until his death. Snow was also a leading figure in Mormon colonizati ...

, distant cousins who were leaders in

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(LDS Church). The initial school was built entirely with local donations, including “Sunday Eggs” (the proceeds from the sales of all eggs laid on Sunday). It is one of the oldest junior colleges west of the Mississippi. In 1917, the academy era ended and the school became Snow Normal College. In 1922, officials renamed the school Snow Junior College only to change it one year later to Snow College. The college was transferred from the LDS Church to the state of Utah in 1931. In addition to the main Ephraim campus, Snow College maintains the Snow College Richfield Campus in

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. The Utah State Board of Regents granted permission in 2016 for Snow College to offer a

in software engineering. Snow College, as of 2018–2019, offers bachelor's degrees in commercial music and software engineering.

Academics

The college offers associate degrees and certificates. It also offers bachelor's degrees in software engineering and commercial music. The Horne School of Music has been an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1997 and is also an All

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School. Snow hosts a number of music camps held annually. In 2012, the Horne School of Music began offering the first baccalaureate program in the history of the college, a Bachelor of Music degree in Commercial Music. The theatre arts program at Snow College is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre and is affiliated with the Juilliard Drama Division. It regularly produces five major productions each year as well as a student produced season of Black Box productions and a summer program featuring instructors from the Juilliard Drama Division.

Athletics

Snow College athletic teams, known as the Badgers, are consistently highly ranked; its football team went undefeated and won the National Junior College Championship in 1985, with the team inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2010, and finished #2 in 2006. Along with football, Snow College participates in women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men’s and women’s wrestling, softball, and rodeo.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

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Official athletics website
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History

Academics

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links