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Why should you choose Central College? Ask Central students and they’ll likely tell you about the feeling they got as soon as they arrived on campus — that they’d found a new family, a new home and a new best fur-iend (our mascot, Big Red). Find your place, make your home and build a life at Central!
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Being Forever Dutch is more than a tagline.
It means being a part of a tradition of excellence in academics, athletics and professionalism beyond your time in college, and it means you will always be a member of this community.
From the moment you step on campus, you become a part of the Central family. Meet the students, alumni, donors and friends who know what it means to be Forever Dutch.
A Strong Foundation
The foundation Kohle Helle ’18 built at Central College has been an invaluable asset in his journey to becoming an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the University of Iowa football team.

Central College Professor Publishes Research on Innovative Shin Splint Treatment
Shelli Green ’07, assistant professor of kinesiology, published research on an innovative treatment for shin splints.

Stephanie Wise Publishes Article in Social Science Quarterly
Central’s Stephanie Wise, assistant professor of political science, published an article in Social Science Quarterly.

Tim Johnson Publishes Book on Early 17th-Century Potosí
Tim Johnson, associate professor of Spanish, translates previously unknown manuscripts into a book, “Basques and Vicuñas at the Mouth of Hell.”