A Small College within a University
Fairhaven College is the interdisciplinary, liberal arts college of Western Washington University. We are a small learning community where students take an uncommon degree of responsibility for the direction of their own education. Fairhaven students can design their own degree programs by drawing from the resources at Fairhaven College and the larger university.
Interdisciplinary
In Fairhaven College courses, students develop critical thinking skills while making connections between several academic disciplines.
Seminar Classes
Courses of 15-20 students of diverse identities, experiences, and ideologies learn interactively in our seminar-style classes.
Intensive Advising
All full-time faculty members are academic advisors supported by professional staff and supplemented by student peer mentors.
Theory & Practice
Join theory with practice in both local and international contexts. Students apply what they learn through independent study, internships and experientially-based learning activities.
Narrative Evaluation
Faculty respond to student narrative evalutions, replacing letter grades and forming an "academic autobiography" of growth and learning with depth and individuality.
Who we are
Of 13,500 Western Washington University students, 425 attend Fairhaven College.
90 new students are admitted for fall quarter; students can apply for admission any quarter
15-20 students is our typical class size
17% are students of color
18% are out of state students
21% are the first of their families to attend college
Of our faculty, 36% are people of color
*Based on 2007-2008 entrants.
