Bates College is an art college located in Maine. Oren Burbank Cheney founded it in 1855. It is the oldest coeducational university known for being the first institute in New England to award a degree to a New England woman. The college has always strongly persevered the ideals of academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, freedom as well as social justice. This incredibly close-knit community thrives in a welcoming and open classroom environment. Everyone here is dared to try something new and articulate their views. Besides, Bates offers degrees in various disciplines and pupils can choose from 37 majors or devise their interdisciplinary majors. Another prominent feature of Bates College is its Honors Program which includes a tutorial-based thesis modeled on the University of Oxford and Cambridge.