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Encyclopedia > Columbia College of Missouri
Columbia College
Image:Columbia college.gif
Established 1851
Type Private coeducational liberal arts
Students 1,000 (day); 3,000 (evening); 11,000 (extension); 8,000 (online)
Postgraduates 450
Location Columbia, MO USA
Athletics NAIA
Mascot Cougar
Affiliations Disciples of Christ
Website www.ccis.edu
Photo of Columbia College (then Christian College), 1904
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Columbia College (also called Columbia College of Missouri) is a private liberal arts university based in Columbia, Missouri. The school offers day and evening classes on its Columbia Campus, extension courses through its nationwide campuses and ties with US military bases (including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba), and online courses. The College is nonsectarian, but it has retained a covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since its inception. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... A graduate school or grad school is a school that awards advanced degrees, with the general requirement that students must have earned an undergraduate (bachelors) degree. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ... Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, Florida. ... The insignia of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... Western Illinois University A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctorate) in a variety of subjects. ... Columbia is a city located in Boone County, Missouri, USA. The city has an estimated population of 90,593, as of 2006. ... Continuing education may refer to one of two types of education. ... A military base is an isolated facility, settlement, or installation that shelters military equipment and personnel. ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Disciples of Christ, also known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) or simply as the Christian Church, is a denomination of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell of Pennsylvania and Barton W. Stone and Virginia Stone of Kentucky. ...


The school's athletic teams compete as the Cougars in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ...


History

On January 18, 1851, Columbia College became the first women's college west of the Mississippi River chartered by a state legislature. Founded as the Christian Female College, the school was soon referred to as simply Christian College. The school struggled to stay open during the American Civil War, remaining neutral and graduating only a handful of students. After the war the school rebounded and expanded, the format was changed from a four-year program to one of the first accredited junior colleges in the country. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In higher education, particularly in the United States, a womens college is a college (that is, a primarily undergraduate, bachelors degree-granting institution) whose students are exclusively women. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... Combatants United States of America Union Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258,000...


By the late 1960s the school faced the economic crunch of declining enrollments, and in response went back to being a four-year institution in 1970, however this time coeducational and renamed as Columbia College. At the request of the military, in 1973 the college began its Extended Studies Division for military personel with campuses on various military bases. In 1996 the school began its graduate program and in 2000 it expanded to online courses. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


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Columbia College of Columbia, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (308 words)
Columbia College, founded in 1851, has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 150 years.
The college changed its name to Columbia College in 1970 when it changed from a two-year women's college to a four-year coeducational college.
Columbia College is a nonsectarian school welcoming students of all religious denominations.
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