Quality and quantity of undergraduate research - Coe is one of a select number of small colleges chosen to serve as a host site for the?National Science Foundation?s Research Experiences for Undergraduates?program.ACS-certified

The American Chemical Society?sets excellence measures for undergraduate chemistry degrees, and only departments that meet their standards can be "ACS-certified." Coe College meets and exceeds these standards.

Between coursework and research, you?ll gain valuable experience using the tools chemists employ ? mass spectrometry, gas and liquid chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, Raman and more.

Coe is a true city college, in the heart of?Cedar Rapids, Iowa?s second largest population center. Local employers offer a variety of careers in Chemistry. Cargill, Quaker and the City of Cedar Rapids have provided?internships,?student jobs?and other opportunities to Coe students.