Pikeville College

147 Sycamore St, Pikeville, KY 41501 -  View Map

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• Pikeville College provides an opportunity for students to receive a quality education that focuses on the development of the whole person, including the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical dimensions. Pikeville College offers associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs that prepare students for a variety of professions or careers. The undergraduate curriculum rests on a broad liberal arts foundation, emphasizing communicative and quantitative skills; independent thinking; tolerance of diverse points of view; cultural, historical, and ethical awareness; and preparation for leadership, civic responsibility, and lifelong learning.
• The academic affairs area supports the mission of the College to provide an opportunity for students to receive a quality education that focuses on the development of the whole person including the intellectual spiritual social and physical dimensions. The undergraduate curriculum includes three associate and twenty-three baccalaureate degree programs built on a broad liberal arts foundations emphasizing communicative and quantitative skills; independent thinking; tolerance of diverse points of view; cultural historical and ethical awareness; and preparation for leadership civic responsibility and life-long learning.
• Location Pikeville College is located in Pikeville, a vibrant community in East Kentucky. Pikeville is one of the state’s leading financial centers and has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Small Towns" in America.
• Pikeville College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate, baccalaureate and doctoral degrees.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• New era dawns for University of Pikeville (Williamson Daily News)
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 08:18:59 am
  PIKEVILLE, Ky. – With a bold leap of faith, the small college on the hill ushered in a new era on July 1. “Today, Pikeville College becomes the University of Pikeville,” said President Paul E. Patt...
• It's officially the University of Pikeville now (Washington Examiner)
  posted on July 10, 2011 at 05:14:37 pm
  The Associated Press The Associated Press PIKEVILLE, Ky. Pikeville College has officially become the University of Pikeville. Former Gov. Paul Patton, who is now president of the institution, choked back tears when he made the announcement earlier this month, according to the Appalachian News-Express Patton said programs offered by the school are growing and that the change is necessary for the ...
• Pikeville College officially changes to the University of Pikeville (WYMT Mountain News)
  posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:34:38 pm
  Pikeville College is no more. The school is now officially the University of Pikeville, or U-Pike.
• McGee, Tatume continue football careers at Pikeville (Around Osceola)
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 05:09:03 am
  Osceola High seniors Oscar McGee and T.J. Tatume joined a growing parade of local football players who signed grants with Pikeville College.
• Former Pikeville College Basketball Player Drowns (WBKO Bowling Green)
  posted on June 12, 2011 at 03:04:31 am
  A Kentucky basketball family is mourning the loss of a former teammate tonight.

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