For Admitted Students

Dr. Jane Fernandes is the first deaf woman to lead an American college or university. She is a native of Worcester, Mass., and has three decades of experience in higher education. Fernandes is committed to education and social justice wherever she serves. In 1993, she received the Alice Cogswell Award from Gallaudet University for valuable service on behalf of deaf citizens. She has dedicated her career to making education excellence accessible to all students. She knows we learn more about ourselves in a rich environment open to everyone and works to ensure that no one is so defined by their circumstances. 

A Message From the President:

Dear Incoming Student,

Welcome! In a little over a month you will join the Antioch College community as a new student. What a great choice. I love our beautiful community. I can’t wait to see how you help shape it.

I want to introduce myself, let you know who will serve as your academic advisor, point you to the Fall 2026 course schedule, and give you the opportunity to let us know your class preferences for the upcoming term.

I serve as Dean of Faculty and Principal Academic Officer. That means I am responsible for the academic experience at Antioch and the faculty who will teach and mentor you. At Antioch we offer a powerful combination of interdisciplinary study, meaningful work through our cooperative education and campus jobs programs, and authentic community engagement. Our distinct educational model has created generations of talented graduates who go on to change the world.

Please contact the Office of the Registrar (registrar@antiochcollege.edu) to receive your Academic Advisor assignment.

Academic advisors are here to guide you through your academic journey. You should receive a welcome message from your advisor over the coming weeks, but feel free to reach out ahead of time if you have any specific questions.

The Fall 2026 Course Schedule is linked here. Take some time to browse our offerings, and email your academic advisor if you have questions about specific courses. To make the registration process easier, we will automatically register you for courses that are required for first-year and transfer students.

Course Preferences: If there are other courses that you really want to take during your first term at Antioch, please complete this Scheduling Preference Form, and we will do our best to get you a seat in your preferred classes. Be sure to be logged into your Antioch Google Workspace (Gmail) account before filling out the form. Note that you will have time to meet with your academic advisor during New Student Orientation to adjust your schedule before the Fall term starts.

Speaking of New Student Orientation, it is set to begin on Thursday, August 27th. The orientation schedule can be found here, but be on the lookout for emails from Student Affairs with updates. Two weeks before orientation begins, you’ll receive information about placement testing for mathematics and writing, which you’ll take during your first-year if you aren’t transferring in any courses that meet our math and writing requirements.

I can’t wait to meet you at orientation and introduce you to many of the people who make Antioch special, including Jane Fernandes, our President. See you soon!

Sincerely,
Dr. Dean Snyder
Dean of Faculty and Principle Academic Officer

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Congratulations on your admission to Antioch College!

As the Dean of Cooperative, International and Community-based Learning at Antioch, I want to welcome you and invite you to join our community.

Meaningful work is a core part of Antioch’s distinctive educational experience. Our students explore intentional career paths locally, nationally and internationally. On average, 95% of our graduates are working full-time, in graduate school or structured service within 6 months of graduation. In 2024 we became the first Federal Work College in Ohio, among only ten colleges nationally. I am proud to be at Antioch at this exciting time, and want to share with you more about our work program—a hallmark of an Antioch education for over 100 years.

All of our students participate in a dual work program that includes Cooperative Education (Co-op) and Antioch College Works. Learning at Antioch occurs across our “3 Cs”: what we commonly call Classroom, Co-op and Community. Throughout, you will develop skills, try out ideas, and explore potential career paths alongside a dynamic network of mentors, advisors, coworkers and friends. You will build connections throughout our campus, our local region, as well as across the country and around the globe.

Campus Work Crews
All students at Antioch get to join a work crew and contribute 5 hours each week at a campus learning hub or other area. You can choose to cultivate sustainable practices at our Antioch micro-Farm and Farm-to Table kitchens, or add to local and national justice efforts of the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom. You can work alongside arts professionals at The Foundry Theater or The Herndon Gallery. Work crews help run the Olive Kettering Library, and gain a holistic approach to individual and community health at our Wellness Center, offering fitness, yoga, swimming, pickleball and more to members of Antioch and the Yellow Springs community. Whatever work crew you join, you will both join a tight-knit community and gain meaningful work experience along the way.

The first 5 hours of campus work per week are required for all residential students who live on campus to earn the Work Program Tuition Grant in your financial aid award. You may choose to work an additional 5 and up to 10 more work hours for a paycheck. We will support you to find a balance between work and your studies, so we’ll provide regular check-ins on your academic progress and hours worked.

Prior to coming to Antioch, you will receive a Job Preference Form to share your interests around which work crew you’d like to join. In addition, we’ll ask you to submit your resume, so that we can share the skills and talents that you bring with crew supervisors, as you join your first work crew in the fall.

Co-op in the World
You will also spend up to a third of your academic program—a minimum of three academic terms—engaged in full-time work, research, or self-directed learning enterprises that have earned Antioch students an international reputation for creativity, industriousness, and ingenuity. At the core of the co-op experience is professional engagement—meaningful work in challenging settings where you generally can expect reasonable compensation for your contributions.

You will work closely with your Co-op Advisor—a faculty member dedicated to helping you on your co-op journey—on deciding where to apply and effectively landing a job. Not only will you graduate with an outstanding education, an impressive resume, and compelling stories of co-op adventures in distant locales, you also will discover your unique talents as you take action in the world.

Please don’t hesitate to reach with any questions as you make this important decision. On
behalf of the whole team in the Work Program, we look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely,
Luisa Bieri
Dean of Cooperative, International and Community-based Learning
Associate Professor of Cooperative Education, Community Arts & Performance
Antioch College | Cooperative Education Program
One Morgan Place | Yellow Springs OH 45385 | South Hall | 937.319.0099

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