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Sterling College
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    Sterling College is a Christian, four-year, liberal arts college located in Sterling, Kansas, with a mission "to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith."
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School Overview:
  Sterling College
County Rice County, KS
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 433 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 83 students
Total Enrollment 516 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 509 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 100 %
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 50 %
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,689
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 34%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $2,387
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 78%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $3,974
% Students Receiving Loans 60%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,678
School Notes:
  • Founded in 1887 (as Cooper College) by the Presbyterian Church, the College embraces an emerging vision to serve God's world through servant-leadership training, the nation's first undergraduate program in Social Entrepreneurship and the development of future leaders through strategic partnerships with Habitat for Humanity International.
  • Sterling College is a living/learning environment committed to the development of the whole person. Through the process of living and learning in this community, certain identifiable outcomes should be realized.
  • Sterling College is committed to an environment of academic excitement in the Reformed tradition of a thorough exploration of all truth in the light of God's Word. An enthusiastic Christian faith and experience permeate all aspects of the College life. Activities are designed to encourage and develop the skills necessary to understand our world and to create positive change in it. The liberal arts curriculum is designed to build breadth and depth of understanding through a general education core, specialization in a major, and attention within majors to career preparation. The College affirms the primacy of the faculty/student relationship and the importance of excellence in instruction and advising.
  • Sterling College is located in Sterling, Kansas on Kansas Highways 14 and 96, 18 miles northwest of Hutchinson and about an hour northwest of Wichita.
  • Sterling College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Kansas State Board of Education.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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