Study. Eisenhower also visited the campus on May 26, 1963, to deliver the commencement address, at which time the college announced that one room in the library had been designated "the Eisenhower Room", honoring the friendship between Eisenhower and Kevin C. McCann.
The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college was put on probation in 2023 for concerns with one out of the eighteen accreditation criteria. In June 2025, the sanction was removed.
== Athletics ==
The Defiance College Yellow Jackets moved conferences at the end of the 2023-2024 athletic season from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) into the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) in every sport except for football, where they are a member of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) and are a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The Defiance College athletic program has begun the processes of adding new athletic programs in the near future. In the 2025-2026 athletic season, …
