A Plan to Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges in America. The college is making renovations and expansions to the Science, Business, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts departments. Academics Adrian College offers over 90 majors and pre-professional programs. It also offers six graduate programs using a unique 4+1 structure for current students. Graduate programs exist in: Accounting, Athletic Training, Criminal Justice, Industrial Chemistry, Teacher Education, and Sports Administration and Leadership. Its most popular majors, as of 2021 graduates, were: Marketing/Marketing Management (35) Sports & Fitness Administration/Management (30) Biology/Biological Sciences (27) Exercise Science & Kinesiology (25) Business Administration & Management (23) Over the past several years eight of the nine academic buildings were renovated, and fundraising is currently being undertaken on the final building, Mahan Hall for Art and Interior Design. The following renovations have taken place since 2008: Rush Hall for Communication Arts, Goldsmith Hall for Modern Languages and Cultures, Spencer Hall for Music, Herrick Chapel, Jones Hall for Business and Humanities, Peelle Hall for Mathematics and Natural Science, Valade Hall for social sciences and humanities, and a historic renovation of the oldest building on campus, Downs Hall for theatre, built in 1860. Institutes Institutes are thematic centers focusing on areas of interest supporting the mission of Adrian College. , there are eight institutes including Career Planning, Creativity, Entrepreneurial Studies, Ethics, Health Studies, Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy, Study Abroad, Sports Medicine, and Teacher Education. Each institute provides programming to students, faculty, staff, and wider community. Student activities Athletics Adrian College athletic teams, nicknamed the "Bulldogs," are part of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III. The men's NCAA Division III hockey team is a member of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. The men's volleyball team joined the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. Adrian College is the third college or university to offer women's hockey as a varsity sport in Michigan. In 2011, the College reached an agreement with the federal Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, resolving complaints that the College had violated Title IX. The College was found guilty of eleven violations of the law that governs gender equality, and agreed to make several changes to its athletic programs. Adrian College offers the following varsity sports: Baseball Basketball (Men / Women) Bass Fishing Bowling (Men/Women) Cheerleading (Co-ed) Cornhole (Men/Women) Fall 2022 Cross country (Men/Women) Dance squad eSports Figure Skating Football Equestrian