Albion College

Address:

Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center

611 E Porter St.

Albion, MI, 49224

United States

42° 14' 55.8672" N, 84° 44' 34.9512" W

Student Contact Information

Contact Name:

Randi Heathman, Equestrian Recruitment & Marketing Coordinator

Phone number:

(517)629-0835

(517)629-0836

Fax number:

(517) 629-0813

Email address:

RHeathman@albion.edu

equestrians@albion.edu

Web address:

http://www.albion.edu/heldcenter

Majors/Degrees/Certificates

Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, American Chemical Society, National Association of Schools of Music.

Majors:

No equine specific majors. Biology and Chemistry (toward Pre-Vet), Economics and Management(toward Equine Business Management)

Degrees:

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Certificates:

International trainers' licensing through the British Horse Society

Specialties:

Dressage

English or Western riding

Jumping or eventing

Pre-Vet and Veterinary programs

Stable and Horse Management

Western show events

Associations:

Intercollegiate Dressage Association

IDA D Region

Intercollegiate Horse Show Association

IHSA Zone 6 - KY, MI, OH, (ON), PA, WV

IHSA Zone 6, Region 4 - MI, (ON)

School Information

Type of School:

Liberal Arts College

Tuition Costs:

Tuition: $32,100 + Room & Board: $9,260 = $41,922 (total including fees). No equine specific scholarships, but the 98% of students receive academic scholarships. Horse Board is $575 a month.

Facilities:

The College’s Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center sits on 340 acres of undulating land at the south end of campus, making Albion the only private college in Michigan--and one of the few private schools in the Midwest--with an equestrian center on its campus.

Class ratio:

All British Horse Society training is hands on.

Showing:

IHSA, IDA, USEF, USDF, USHJA, USEA, breed circuits, local shows, and Albion College hosts its own shows.

Albion College is a traditional liberal arts college that offers no equine science or equine studies programs, but future equestrian professionals who are enrolled full-time in one of Albion’s academic majors may train for their British Horse Society examinations while they are enrolled at the school, allowing them to graduate with both a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as an internationally-recognized equestrian qualification. All British Horse Society lectures and training sessions include hands-on, practical work in the stable, though individual student schedules may vary. Albion College presents a rare opportunity for students: the ability to earn a bachelor’s degree and go on to an exciting professional career as well as the chance to continue riding, training, and showing horses at the highest level. The College offers onsite boarding, training and lessons, as well as Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) competition in dressage, hunt seat and western. In addition, the Held Equestrian Center hosts clinics featuring top equestrian professionals and horse shows in several disciplines. The Held Center itself offers accommodation for all riding disciplines, the most popular being hunters, dressage, show jumping, eventing and western.

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