Samantha Ritenour, of Jeffersonville, has enrolled as part of the Class of 2021 at Marietta College for the fall 2017 semester.

Ritenour, who is a graduate of Miami Trace High School, is majoring in athletic training. Students can pursue bachelor’s degrees in one of 42 majors offered at Marietta.

Approximately 275 freshmen officially joined Marietta College during the traditional matriculation ceremony on Aug. 23. Classes began on Aug. 28.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the college was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The college offers 42 majors and has been listed among Barron’s Best Buys in College Education and Peterson’s Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review.