Women’s Christian College was founded on 7th July 1915 as a joint venture of 12 missionary societies from England and USA.  In 1916 it was declared a first grade college and was shifted to its present campus on College Road in Nungambakkam located in the heart of Chennai City.  It fulfills its mission to provide higher education to women of India in liberal arts and sciences.  It is affiliated to the University of Madras and was given recognition as an autonomous college in 1982.  At present it is a state subsidized minority institution following the Choice Based Credit System. It has grown to a strength of over 2366 students and 144 members of Faculty in the aided and self-financing sections and 110 members of the non-teaching staff.
 

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Women’s Christian College was founded on 7th July 1915 as a joint venture of 12 missionary societies from England and USA.  In 1916 it was declared a first grade college and was shifted to its present campus on College Road in Nungambakkam located in the heart of Chennai City.  It fulfills its mission to provide higher education to women of India in liberal arts and sciences.  It is affiliated to the University of Madras and was given recognition as an autonomous college in 1982.  At present it is a state subsidized minority institution following the Choice Based Credit System. It has grown to a strength of over 2366 students and 144 members of Faculty in the aided and self-financing sections and 110 members of the non-teaching staff.
 

The mission of this women’s college, as it was stated by the founder-Principal Dr Miss Eleanor McDougall is specific and contextual; “We can do no better service to India, than to liberate the energies of wisdom and devotion which are latent in her women and to infuse into them the vital ideals of Christianity.  The mission was reinterpreted from time to time to suit the changing aspirations and needs of its wards, and of women in general.  While the mission is still couched in its original ideal of liberation of women for uninhibited total development, it is made comprehensive to include the objective of offering an education that can create generations of intellectually excellent, morally upright, spiritually inspired and professionally sound young women to illuminate their own homes and their home land.  Within the first week of its start, the college motto, “Lighted to Lighten” was decided; the college flower, the sunflower (flower of light) was chosen; the college crest was designed and the college song, “Alma mater” was set to the tune of Finlandia composed by Sibelius.
 
Almost from the beginning the college has been collaborating with similar institutions in both India and abroad.  Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, USA, has adopted WCC as its sister college and it sends gifts of both money and books.  As a gesture of gratitude the college has named one of its hostels after this patron.  The annual inter-year cultural festival is also called ‘Mount Holyoke’.  As many alumnae take to the teaching profession, the teaching training college, St Christopher’s Training College for Women, was started with a former member of the faculty, Miss Nora Brockway as its first Principal and it later moved into its own campus at Vepery.  It may be perceived from this brief history that the institution, with its clear and specific mission, has grown through progressive phases of development to its present status of a premier women’s college in the city with the dedicated services of generations of teachers, administrators, students and workers.

Placement Services:
The Career Guidance cell which was established in the year 1998 serves as a vital link between the students of Women’s Christian College and the potential employers of Industry. It focuses on widening the job prospects for those students who want to launch themselves in a career and to sharpen the knowledge about the courses available for those who want to pursue higher studies.

Placement Services:
The Career Guidance cell which was established in the year 1998 serves as a vital link between the students of Women’s Christian College and the potential employers of Industry. It focuses on widening the job prospects for those students who want to launch themselves in a career and to sharpen the knowledge about the courses available for those who want to pursue higher studies.

Women’s Christian College has so far placed its studnets in the following Firms:

    * ALLSEC Technologies Ltd.
    * Career Forum Scale speak
    * Cognizant Technology Solutions
    * Crystal Communications
    * Customer Pvt. Ltd
    * Element - K
    * E-Server for CITI Group
    * Future Focus Infotech Pvt.Ltd
    * GE Capital International Services
    * Global Services
    * Golden Opportunities Pvt.Ltd
    * Google
    * HCL
    * Hewlett Packard
    * Infosys Technologies

Women’s Christian College has so far placed its studnets in the following Firms:

    * ALLSEC Technologies Ltd.
    * Career Forum Scale speak
    * Cognizant Technology Solutions
    * Crystal Communications
    * Customer Pvt. Ltd
    * Element - K
    * E-Server for CITI Group
    * Future Focus Infotech Pvt.Ltd
    * GE Capital International Services
    * Global Services
    * Golden Opportunities Pvt.Ltd
    * Google
    * HCL
    * Hewlett Packard
    * Infosys Technologies Limited
    * ITC Limited
    * KANBAY Hyderabad
    * Kumaran Systems
    * Office Tigers
    * Perot Systems
    * Rajarajeshwari hotels
    * SI systems
    * Sify
    * Sree Career Solutions
    * Sutherland
    * Taj Group of Companies
    * Tata Consultancy Services
    * Tecruit Consultants
    * Wipro Technologies

Women’s Christian College provides following facilities to its students:

The college Chapel is a gift by an unknown American friend. It was built in 1923 to a design by a Quaker architect Reginald Dann & adorned with a cross within designed by the Madras School of Arts & Crafts. It is known to have more doors than walls that are not plastered. This is the Geometric center of our campus and in this live center we gather every morning for devotion and prayer before we begin the day.
    * Laboratories
    * Library
    * Telephone Booth and Xerox
    * Hostels
    * Bank
    * Common Room
    * Auditorium
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Women’s Christian College provides following facilities to its students:

The college Chapel is a gift by an unknown American friend. It was built in 1923 to a design by a Quaker architect Reginald Dann & adorned with a cross within designed by the Madras School of Arts & Crafts. It is known to have more doors than walls that are not plastered. This is the Geometric center of our campus and in this live center we gather every morning for devotion and prayer before we begin the day.
    * Laboratories
    * Library
    * Telephone Booth and Xerox
    * Hostels
    * Bank
    * Common Room
    * Auditorium
    * Play Ground
    * Canteen
    * Parking Facilities
    * Nestle Kiosk

Women’s Christian College has 5 hostels to accommodate outstation students:

    * Main Hostel
    * Coon Hostel
    * CSV Hostel
    * Holoyoke Hostel
    * Garden Hostel

Women’s Christian College has 5 hostels to accommodate outstation students:

    * Main Hostel
    * Coon Hostel
    * CSV Hostel
    * Holoyoke Hostel
    * Garden Hostel

Top Faculty:
Dr. Ridling Margaret Waller - Principal
Mrs. Leela Chelliah - Vice Principal
Dr. Pamela Sukumaran - Registrar

Top Faculty:
Dr. Ridling Margaret Waller - Principal
Mrs. Leela Chelliah - Vice Principal
Dr. Pamela Sukumaran - Registrar