Personal growth rather than vocational training is emphasized and accomplished through studying the most influential works of Western Civilization in every discipline: philosophy, math, science, theology, literature, and art. This alternative approach to education emphasizes less the vocational skills and specialization of most undergraduate degrees, seeking instead to produce individuals who are well-read, well-reasoned, articulate, and mature. The Gutenberg college great books approach is based on the program developed in the mid-1900s at the University of Chicago by Mortimer Adler that later became the Great Books of the Western World of Brittannica, at Rutgers and St John's by Stringfellow Barr, et al. Gutenberg has grown, but remains small, with an enrollment of less than fifty students. Gutenberg started in 1994 with four students and graduated its first class in 1998. In 1991, after examining prospective curricula and programs, the board of McKenzie Study Center decided a Great Books curriculum would best accomplish their goals of providing a unique and well-rounded education.

MSC was founded in 1979 as a ministry to present a biblical worldview to University of Oregon (UO) students it now serves not only UO students, but the surrounding community. Gutenberg College grew out of McKenzie Study Center (MSC), a Christian ministry that has existed in Eugene for 40 years. Then in 1985 McKenzie Study Center occupied the building. Originally the University of Oregon's Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, the building became Delta Zeta sorority in 1946 when Delta Tau Delta moved across the street. The college occupies a Jacobean building designed in 1927 by Lawrence, Holford, Allyn and Bean. The college 'does not participate in any government-funded financial aid programs.' History Founded in 1994, the school currently has 20 students. Gutenberg College is a private, four-year Great Books college in Eugene, Oregon.

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