Kentucky Wesleyan College

3000 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42302-1039 - View Map View Map

School Notes Overview:

    Kentucky Wesleyan College, in partnership with the United Methodist Church, fosters a liberal arts education that nourishes, stimulates and prepares future leaders intellectually, spiritually and physically to achieve success in life.

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School Overview:

Kentucky Wesleyan College
County Daviess County, KY
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 717 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 38 students
 
Total Enrollment 755 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 425 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 100%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 36%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,973
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 83%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $3,601
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 100%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $6,724
% Students Receiving Loans 58%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,146

School Notes:

  • Kentucky Wesleyan College is a place where people, ideas and opportunities are joined. KWC offers a distinctive college experience and makes a commitment to preparing you for personal and professional success.
  • At Kentucky Wesleyan students develop the ability to think critically, communicate well, problem-solve and make sound decisions. KWC's academic departments are grouped into three academic divisions - Humanities and Fine Arts, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.
  • At KWC, students are encouraged to develop all of the skills – intellectual, physical and social – that make the whole person. More than 40 organizations and clubs on campus provide leadership and social opportunities. Students can become involved in clubs, societies and groups such as academic honors, Greek life, campus ministry, media and publications, performance and special interest clubs. Also, numerous student government boards and associations offer the opportunity for leadership involvement.
  • KWC is rated one of the best colleges in the Southeast by The Princeton Review and one of the top ten best educational values in the South by U.S. News and World Report!
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

  • Kentucky Wesleyan College going smoke-free in fall (Local 12 Cincinnati)
    posted on June 21, 2011 at 04:09:27 pm
    OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Wesleyan College is going smoke-free this fall and repeat offenders found smoking on campus will face up to a $50 fine. Scott Kramer, vice president of student services and dean of students, said on Monday that the new policy starts on Aug. 1 after it was proposed by the student government association and approved by the Board of Trustees this month. The school is ...
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro going smoke-free in fall (The Gleaner)
    posted on June 21, 2011 at 02:20:52 pm
    Kentucky Wesleyan College is going smoke-free this fall and repeat offenders found smoking on campus will face up to a $50 fine.
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College Going Smoke-Free (ABC 36 Lexington)
    posted on June 21, 2011 at 02:06:35 pm
    Kentucky Wesleyan College is going smoke-free this fall and repeat offenders found smoking on campus will face up to a $50 fine. Scott Kramer, vice president of student services and dean of students, said on Monday that the new policy starts on Aug. 1 after it was proposed by the student government association and approved by the Board of Trustees this month. The school is enforcing the policy ...
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College going smoke-free in fall (Washington Examiner)
    posted on June 21, 2011 at 12:01:09 pm
    The Associated Press The Associated Press OWENSBORO, Ky. Kentucky Wesleyan College is going smoke-free this fall and repeat offenders found smoking on campus will face up to a $50 fine. Scott Kramer, vice president of student services and dean of students, said on Monday that the new policy starts on Aug. 1 after it was proposed by the student government association and approved by the Board of ...
  • Highland’s Danielle Hadler gets a scholarship to D-II college (The Medina County Gazette)
    posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:47:14 am
    GRANGER TWP. — Highland’s Danielle Hadler will be going to college for free. Hadler, who will play tennis at Division II Kentucky Wesleyan College, won a scholarship competition at the Owensboro, Ky., school and will receive a full ride academically. Just in case her grades drop, “which I don’t expect to happen,” Hadler said, the owner of [...]

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