Women's Christian College, Chennai

Women's Christian College
College gate
Motto Lighted to Lighten
Type Private
Established 1915 (1915)
Founder Eleanor McDougall
Principal Dr. Lilian I Jasper
Academic staff
 156
Undergraduates 2646
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
13°4′8.76″N 80°14′55.36″E / 13.0691000°N 80.2487111°E / 13.0691000; 80.2487111Coordinates: 13°4′8.76″N 80°14′55.36″E / 13.0691000°N 80.2487111°E / 13.0691000; 80.2487111
Affiliations University of Madras
Website wcc.edu.in

Women's Christian College, or WCC, is an interdenominational women's college on College Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

History

The 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 U.S.A., with a mission to provide higher education to women of India in liberal arts and sciences. It was affiliated to the University of Madras and was given recognition as an autonomous college in 1982. At present it is a government aided minority institution. It has grown to a strength of over a 2712 students and 141 members of faculty in the aided and self-financing sections.

India's first female political prisoner and freedom fighter Rukmani Lakshmipathy was a student of the first batch.

It has been autonomous since 1982, but is affiliated with the University of Madras.[1][2]

College name in Tamil at the entrance

Principals

  • Lilian Jasper, 2017-
  • Ridling Margaret Waller, 2006–2017
  • Rita Jacob Cherian, 2003–2006
  • Glory Christopher, 1998–2003
  • Kanmani Christian, 1994–1998
  • Indrani Michael, 1981–1994
  • Renuka Somasekhar, 1971–1981
  • Anna T. Zachariah, 1965–1971
  • Renuka Mukerji, 1956–1965
  • Eleanor D. Mason, 1950–1956
  • Elizabeth George, 1947–1950
  • Eleanor Rivett, 1938–1947
  • Eleanor McDougall, 1915–1938

Sister college

Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S., has been WCC's sister college since 1920.[3] Both WCC's Mount Holyoke Culturals [4] and Mount Holyoke Hostel (dormitory) refer to this.

Ranking

WCC received an "A" grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of the University Grants Commission in May 2005.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "campus/pages/college/wcc_pro". learning.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Home Science Colleges In India, Top Home Science Colleges in India conducting Home Science courses, Regular Colleges or Educational Institutions list Count -". Webindia123.com career. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Women's Christian College papers, 1919-". asteria.fivecolleges.edu. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "learning/campus/pages/college/wcc_res". etinvest.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005052615660400.htm&date=2005/05/26/&prd=th&". hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "alumni/alumni_distinguished". wcc.edu.in. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Padmashree Thangam E. Philip". Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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