COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF MISSOURI

'Columbia College' (also called 'Columbia College of Missouri') is a private co-educational 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 school's athletic teams compete as the Cougars in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

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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.
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 personnel with campuses on various military bases. In 1996 the school began its graduate program and in 2000 it expanded to online courses.
Today, Columbia College serves nearly 25,000 students each year through its 32 Nationwide Campuses, Day Campus, Online Campus and Graduate Studies Program.

See also

★ Student Association of Missouri

External link

★ Columbia College