Cottey College

Cottey College
For Women, By Women, About Women
Address
1000 W. Austin Nevada, Missouri, 64772 (417) 667-8181 United States
Coordinates	37°50′17″N 94°22′13″W / 37.8381°N 94.3704°W / 37.8381; -94.3704Coordinates: 37°50′17″N 94°22′13″W / 37.8381°N 94.3704°W / 37.8381; -94.3704
Information
Type	Private Women's College
Established	1884
President	Jann R. Weitzel, Ph.D. (June 2015)
Staff	64
Faculty	45
Enrollment	307
Campus size	66 acres (26.7 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue, Yellow, White,
Athletics	Basketball, volleyball, softball, swimming, cross-country
Mascot	Comets (The Mascot of Cottey Sports Teams,) The Duck (The "Senior Class" Mascot, more often associated with Cottey than the Comet.)
Affiliation	Non-Sectarian
Website	www.cottey.edu

Cottey College, located in Nevada, Missouri is an independent, liberal arts and sciences college for women. It was founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884, and is currently owned and supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic women's organization. It is the only nonsectarian college in the United States owned and supported by women for women.

Cottey College has traditionally offered only the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. Starting in the Fall 2011, Cottey began offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in the following programs: English, Environmental Studies, and International Relations and Business. In 2012, Cottey began offering a B.A. degree in Psychology. In the Fall of 2013, Cottey began offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business, and Liberal Arts. B.A. degree programs at Cottey are intentionally interdisciplinary and interconnected and collectively create a common experience of learning and accomplishments for every student, regardless of major. These common experiences are arranged around three threads interwoven throughout the programs' curricula: the threads of women's leadership, social responsibility, and global awareness.

For students pursuing an associate degree, the type of degree a student receives is based upon the core curriculum and distribution requirements she completes. Students choose subjects of their interest and/or intended major. For associate degree students, there is no obligation to declare a major while at Cottey; however, students usually complete prerequisites or requirements for their future field of study. Over 95% of graduates transfer to four-year institutions, including Smith College, Stephens College, Salem College, and Mount Holyoke College.