Quick Facts About Cottey College

Type

An independent, liberal arts and sciences college for women with two-year and selected four-year programs.

Location

Nevada, Missouri (pop. 9,000), approximately 100 miles south of Kansas City. The campus occupies 14 buildings on 11 city blocks, and a 33-acre wooded recreational area with lodge.

Heritage

Virginia Alice Cottey founded the College in 1884 with the firm belief that women deserved the same quality of education as men. When the founder became a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, she realized the organization paralleled her own goals and ideas about higher education for women.

The P.E.O. Sisterhood: Accepted the College as a gift from Virginia Alice Cottey in 1927, which made it the only nonsectarian college owned and supported by women. The P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization of approximately 250,000 members, is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for women.

Administration

• President: Judy Robinson Rogers, Ph.D.
• Vice President for Academic Affairs: Cathryn G. Pridal, Ph.D.
• Vice President for Administration and Finance: Mary Haggans
• Vice President for Enrollment Management: Rick Eber
• Vice President for Student Life: Mari Anne Phillips, Ed.D.

A Cottey Education

Emphasizes high academic standards with unique opportunities for personal growth through residential, cultural and intellectual experiences. More than 8,900 alumnae live throughout the world. Cottey College does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment in, its program and activities on the basis of race, creed, national origin or handicap.

Events

Many outstanding cultural events, performances, lectures, workshops and recreational activities are offered without charge to students. To see the events on campus this semester, visit the Performers page on the Cottey Web site.

Organizations

Students can be leaders in more than 40 organizations on campus representing academic areas, cultural and recreational interests or social, religious and volunteer activities.

Residence Halls

Three residence halls each house 100 to 150 students who live in apartment-style suites. Each suite accommodates 10 to 12 students, and includes single and double bedrooms, a living room, large bathroom and a kitchenette.

Services

The Office of Student Life provides leadership development, counseling services and a limited health clinic.

Student Body

Cottey’s residential student population of 350 women typically represents 40 states, Canada and over 20 countries.