The Women's College Coalition (WCC) was founded in 1972 and describes itself as an "association of women’s colleges and universities that are two- and four-year, public and private, religiously affiliated and secular."
The Women's College Coalition:
Provides resources for students, parents and their advisors to help with their college search
Generates research to help illuminate the factors that enhance women's success and ensure our effectiveness.
Promotes past, present and future women leaders as we transform the world through the education and success of women and girls.
Chair: Elizabeth Kiss, President, Agnes Scott College
Vice Chair: Carmen Ambar, President, Cedar Crest College
President: Michele Ozumba, March 16, 2015
Directors:
Mary Hinton, President, College of Saint Benedict
Carine Feyten, President, Texas Woman's University
Jacquelyn Litt, Dean, Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University
Elizabeth Dinndorf, President, Columbia College
Ann McElaney-Johnson, President, Mount Saint Mary's University
Past Chairs:
Joanne V. Creighton, President, Mount Holyoke College
Elizabeth Fleming, President, Converse College
Nancy Oliver Gray, President, Hollins University
Sharon Latchaw Hirsch, President, Rosemont College
Patricia McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
Mary Meehan, President, Alverno College
Women's Colleges and Universities in the U.S. & Canada Represented by WCC
Agnes Scott College
Alverno College
Barnard College
Bay Path College
Bennett College for Women
Brenau University
Brescia University College (Canada)
Bryn Mawr College
Cedar Crest College
College of Saint Benedict
College of Saint Mary
Columbia College
Converse College
Cottey College
Douglass Residential College of Rutgers University
Hollins University
Judson College
Mary Baldwin University
Meredith College
Mills College
Moore College of Art and Design
Mount Holyoke College
Mount St. Mary's University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Russell Sage College of The Sage Colleges
Saint Mary's College
Salem College
Scripps College
Simmons College
Smith College
Spelman College
St. Catherine University
Stephens College
Sweet Briar College
Texas Woman's University
Trinity Washington University
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)
Wellesley College
Wesleyan College
Member and WCC Relations
"The Women’s College Coalition makes the case for the power and influence of women’s colleges in higher education. We advance our members’ shared mission to promote the well-being and success of women and girls through three strategic initiatives.
Collaborative research The Women’s College Coalition, in conjunction with its members, identifies issues of importance to women’s colleges and conducts one or more research initiatives annually. Past studies have included a comparison of women’s college alumnae to female alumnae from co-ed colleges on measures of satisfaction and post-college success; a forty-year snapshot of the demographics of women’s college students; a comparison of faculty teaching and engagement in women’s and co-ed institutions; and higher education trends reports.
Admissions advocacy The Women’s College Coalition Website features its member institutions and makes the case for college-bound women to “add one to their list.” We conduct workshops and make presentations to college counselors, respond to media requests and provide support for the admissions marketing programs of our members.
Collegial Opportunities We host events that provide opportunities for collaboration and candid conversation among presidents, enrollment management/admissions staff, academic affairs, student affairs, communications/marketing and institutional research on topics of special interest to women’s colleges."
