Tel:
(417)667-8181 
290 students
Private not-for-profit
Private not-for-profit
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Cottey College will educate qualified women in the arts and sciences to prepare them for transfer to programs beyond the associate’s degree by enhancing their intellectual ability, their store of knowledge, their personal skills and thereby their capacity for contribution to society and their chosen ends.
School Highlights:
Cottey College serves 290 students (99% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 20%.
Cottey College is the only community colleges within Vernon County, MO.
The nearest community college is Fort Scott Community College (18.9 miles away).
School Overview
The teacher population of - teachers has declined by 100% over five years.
| Cottey College | Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | Public |
| Total Enrollment | 290 students |
1,283 students |
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| # Full-Time Students | 288 students |
832 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 2 students | 1,020 students |
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| % American Indian/Alaskan | 1% | 1% |
| % Asian | 2% | 2% |
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| % Hawaiian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | 9% | 7% |
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| % Black | 2% | 12% |
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| % White | 84% | 66% |
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| % Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
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| Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. | 0.29 | 0.45 |
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| In-State Tuition Fees | $17,400 | $5,940 |
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| Out-State Tuition Fees | $17,400 | $10,075 |
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| Percent Admitted | 66% | 78% |
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| SAT Total Avg. | 1,025 | 940 |
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| SAT Reading | 515 | 465 |
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| SAT Math | 510 | 475 |
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| ACT Composite Avg. | 23 | 20 |
| ACT English | 23 | 19 |
| ACT Math | 21 | 20 |
Source: 2012 (latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes:
Cottey College is a two-year independent, residential, liberal arts and sciences college for women. The college is located at 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.
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 over 250,000 members, is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for women.
Cottey helps young women reach their true potential in a dynamic, residential learning environment emphasizing the liberal arts. Our faculty and other campus resources are in place to provide guidance and to promote academic inspiration. Our students cultivate both academic and life skills including problem solving, effective writing, researching and analytical thinking.
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Nearby Schools:
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Fort Scott Fort Scott Community College
Public2108 S Horton
Fort Scott , KS , 66701
(620)223-2700 18.9 Mi | 1903 students
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