Women's Christian College, Chennai
 College gate | |
| Motto | Lighted to Lighten |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1915 |
| Principal | Ridling Margaret Waller |
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°ECoordinates: 13°4′8.76″N 80°14′55.36″E / 13.0691000°N 80.2487111°E |
| Website | wcc.edu.in |
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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 , .
Principals
- Ridling Margaret Waller, 2006–present
- 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 . Both WCC's Mount Holyoke Culturals 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 .
Notable alumni
- Shoba Narayan, journalist
- Latika Saran, former Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
- Heera Rajagopal, actress
- Saranya Ponvannan,actress
- Andrea Jeremiah, singer and actress.
- Regina Cassandra, actress and model.
- Reshmi Menon, actress.
- Deeptha Chitrapu, pilot[1]
- Thangam Philip, Padma Shri winner[2]
External links
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- ↑ http://www.wcc.edu.in/alumni/alumni_distinguished.php
- ↑ "Padmashree Thangam E. Philip". Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala. 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.