"A quality education transcends facts, figures and career possibilities. Learning to think, to analyze information critically, to form and communicate an opinion, all with an appreciation of one's journey within the human experience — that is a quality education. ...

"At Carthage, quality liberal arts education within a supportive environment is our reason for being. Since 1847, we have helped students transform themselves into some of the foremost leaders in their fields. Students come to Carthage seeking knowledge. They leave with the skills required to shape our world."

— President F. Gregory Campbell, New Student Convocation 2008

Heritage of Carthage

Learn more about the history of the College through articles written by a Carthage history professor.

• V is for Victory: Carthage College and World War II
• A Community in Transition: Carthage in the 1950s
• Moving Into the Future: The Decision to Relocate Carthage to Kenosha
• Building a New Carthage in Kenosha
• Carthage Non Delenda Ust: A Struggle for Survival, 1870-1920
• An Eclectic Look at Fifteen Decades of Carthage College