Sterling College

125 W. Cooper, Sterling, KS 67579 -  View Map

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• 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.

In the News:

• The College Report: Tatum’s Gonzalez leads Sterling College volleyball team (The Longview News-Journal)
  posted on September 23, 2011 at 12:49:45 pm
  Former Tatum volleyball player Adriana Gonzalez, a 5-foot-5 junior setter at Sterling College, has 353 assists, an average of 21 assists per match, 127 digs, 43 kills, 11 aces and four block assists. Gonzalez has a .290 hitting percentage.
• Margaret E. Lipp 1927 - 2011 (Great Bend Tribune)
  posted on July 13, 2011 at 09:22:44 pm
  ALDEN Margaret E. Lipp, 84, died July 11 at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. Born June 1, 1927 in Alden, she was the daughter of Harry E. and Rubye Muir Ward. She graduated from Alden High School in 1945 and received her bachelors degree in Education in 1949 from Sterling College. A lifetime resident of Alden, she was a retired teacher for the Quivira Heights School District in Holyrood. On Aug. 1 ...
• GCCC hires new women's soccer coach (The Garden City Telegram)
  posted on July 8, 2011 at 01:45:12 pm
  Ki Thornberry, who has been an assistant women's soccer and softball coach at Sterling College for the past two seasons, has been hired as the new Garden City Community College women's soccer coach.
• Cheyney graduates from Sterling College (The Newton Kansan)
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 07:52:47 pm
  On May 14, Christina Cheyney was one of 119 students who graduated from Sterling College. Cheyney received a bachelor of arts degree in Christian Ministries: Youth.
• Bateman accepts faculty position at Sterling College (York News-Times)
  posted on June 23, 2011 at 06:38:39 am
  COLORADO — Laura Bateman, daughter of Keith and Sharon Bateman, is nearing the completion of her doctoral studies at the University of Northern Colorado.

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