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Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year college located in Sterling, Kansas, with a mission "to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith."

Founded in 1887 (as Cooper College) by the Presbyterian Church, the College embraces an emerging vision to serve God's world through servant-leadership training, the nation's first undergraduate program in Social Entrepreneurship and the development of future leaders through strategic partnerships with Habitat for Humanity International.

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School History

Cooper Hall (1887)

Cooper Hall was the original building on the campus, and the College was known as Cooper College until 1920. Cooper Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and in the American Presbyterian/Reformed Historical Sites Registry. The building has undergone extensive renovation, and reopened in Fall 2003 as the focal point of the Social Entrepreneurship...

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School History

Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Our mission: The mission of Sterling College is to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith.

Our vision: Within a decade, to be recognized as the finest Christ-centered, servant leadership development-focused, liberal arts experience in the Great Plains.

Our core values: In active, vital partnership with church, community and strategic partners, and ever striving for first-class quality in all that it does, the Sterling College community will be guided in all its work by the following intrinsic values:

Faith: Faithful discernment of and response to God's self-revelation in Christ in Scripture

Calling: Faithful discovery and pursuit of each person's particular calling in life

Learning: A love of learning and a dedication to the pursuit of...

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Quick Facts

Student Profile

Fall 2007
Total Enrollment: 619
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13/1

Academic

2007 Freshman Class: 170; Transfers: 70; Average GPA: 3.30; Average ACT Score: 22; States Represented: 36; Foreign Countries: 6; Kansas Residents: 42%; Out of state residents: 58%; Minority: 34%

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (1-800-621-7440)

The Kansas State Board of Education

Spiritual Life

Required Weekly Chapel; Spiritual Formation Program; Student-led Praise and Worship; Student Ministries Program; Oscar Schmidt Lecture Series.

Performing Arts

Theatre Productions; Concert Choir; Sterling Lasses; Symphonic Band; Highland Singers; Pep Band; Art Exhibits; Forensics; Debate.

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Christian Emphasis

Our faith: The board, faculty, administration and staff possess an active and visible Christian faith which encourages the entire campus community in our pursuit of a wholesome and practical Christian life. We personally trust and collectively bear witness to the one, eternal God, revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are redeemed from our sins by Christ's life, death, and resurrection, and it is by God's grace alone that we joyfully receive our salvation through a personal faith in Christ Jesus. God the Holy Spirit is active, providing us with God's sustaining presence and power, and working sanctification in the faithful. We believe in the life of the world to come in which...

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Sterling, Kansas

The Sterling Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to Sterling.

The Chamber of Commerce Executive Board is made up of local business people who serve a three-year term. They meet on the fourth Monday of every month. Currently Josh Gilmore is the president. Inquiries can be made at (620) 278-3727 or send an email to Cheryl Buckman.

The Chamber of Commerce helps promote the growth of local business. Because of the quality of life in Sterling, it is not hard to sell...

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