Cottey College

Cottey College, located in Nevada, Missouri is a private, two-year women's college that also offers select baccalaureate degree programs. 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. Cottey College has traditionally offered only the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. Starting in Fall 2011, Cottey began offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in the following programs: English, Environmental Studies, and International Relations and Business (see International Business at Cottey College). The new four-year degree programs are highly interdisciplinary, and students are encouraged to pursue a hybridized course of study that includes coursework from each of the three new programs. The new BA programs are housed in Cottey's Institute for Women's Leadership and Social Responsibility.