Whitman named best college in Washington

In a recent list compiled by Forbes magazine, Whitman College in Walla Walla was named the top college in the state of Washington. The school offers 45 majors, and partners with other institutions to provide combined programs, such as a dual engineering and computer science program. The school was modeled after traditional New England liberal arts colleges. Eighty-three percent of freshmen receive grants from the school averaging $19,500.