Women'S Christian College Chennai (India)

Women’s Christian College, was founded in 1915 with 41 students and 7 faculty members, as a result of the joint venture of 12 missionary societies of interdenominational and international nature located in England, in Canada and in USA, with a mission to provide higher education to the women of India in liberal arts and sciences. The College aims to provide a complete, meaningful, and relevant education to women so that they are intellectually well-trained, morally upright, socially aware, and spiritually inspired. The Vision of the College is to: 1. Strengthen and integrate academic excellence, social responsibility, environmental stewardship and Christian values. 2. Create an environment that values intellectual curiosity, augmenting a technologically enhanced learning community that engages in scientific research, humanistic scholarship, artistic creation, global awareness, and skill development. 3. Foster nation-building and rededicate itself to women’s education and empowerment.