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Great Colleges Featured in the 2009 Weekly Spotlights
The Best Colleges May Be Ones You Haven't Heard of Yet

By Allen Grove, About.com

Top Picks: Universities | Public Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Engineering | Business | Women's | Most Selective | Hidden Gems

Every week I spotlight a great school that might be off the radar of college applicants. Many of these colleges were recommended by readers via email or in the College Admission Forum. Others I chose based on my own research or experiences. In the list below, you'll find links to each college's profile, blog spotlight, and discussion forum. Also be sure to check out the 2008 spotlights.

If you'd like to recommend a college for a future spotlight, you can do so here in the forum.

34. Macaulay Honors College at CUNY

CUNY Queens College*Muhammad* / Flickr

33. Babson College

Babson CollegeTostie14 / Flickr

32. Occidental College

Occidental College Student CenterGeographer / Wikimedia Commons

31. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)

Foliage in North Adamsanslatadams / Flickr

30. Stephens College

Stephens CollegePhoto Courtesy of Stephens College

29. Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University FootballSD Dirk / Flickr

28. Randolph-Macon College

Randolph-Macon CollegePhoto Credit: Randolph-Macon College

27. Alfred University

Alfred University SteinheimPhoto Credit: Allen Grove

26. The Evergreen State College

Evergreen State College Clock Towerlil_azorean / Flickr

25. Ithaca College

Garden Apartments at Ithaca CollegePhoto Credit: Allen Grove
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