Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Simpson College is a college situated in Indianola, Iowa. General Information Overview Simpson College was founded in 1860 and is located in Indianola, Iowa. The college is a four-year, coeducational liberal arts institution that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. In addition to the main campus in Indianola, the college has classroom facilities in West Des Moines, Iowa and Ankeny, Iowa. Simpson College is a small school with approximately 1300 full-time students and nearly 500 part-time students. Simpson has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top 10 regional liberal-arts colleges. In the 2004 report, Simpson College was named number 1 in the "Best Value" category for midwestern comprehensive colleges. The Des Moines Metro Opera makes its home on the Simpson Campus with performance held during the summer. Operas are normally performed in English. Notable Students Simpson College was the first college attended by George Washington Carver. Carver entered Simpson as an art major, but became interested in the natural sciences. Carver left Simpson College to complete his undergraduate education at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University). Both schools have buildings named in his honor. External links Simpson College Home Page http://www.simpson.edu Quickfacts http://www.simpson.edu/about/quickfacts.asp US News & World Report http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/bestvalues/bvccbach_mw_brief.php This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.