Welcome to Cottey College – Creators of Incredible Futures
Best Liberal Arts & Women’s Private College in the Midwest
Inspirational, Brave, Accommodating, Inventive, Welcoming, Adventurous, Personal, Forward-Thinking, Challenging, Courageous, Tight-Knit, Empowered & Trusted
Who We Are
Cottey College Honors & Recognition
U.S. News & World Report Regional Rankings
#9 – 2019 Best Regional Colleges
#3 – 2019 Lowest Student Debt Loan at Graduation
#1 – 2019 Best Value School
#3 – 2019 Largest Proportion of International Students
College Consensus
#6 – Women’s College
Meet Our Incredible Students
Kundai Matara
Class of ’19
Brenda Aldape
Class of ’19
Susana Irigoyen
Class of ’19
What We Offer
Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Majors
- Biology
- Business Administration – Management
- Criminology
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Health Sciences
- International Business
- International Relations
- Liberal Arts
- Organizational Leadership
- Psychology
- Secondary Education
- Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Minors
- Anthropology
- Art
- Chemistry
- Dance
- English
- French
- History
- International Relations
- Music
- Physical Education
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Writing
Associate
- Arts
- Arts-Music
- Fine Arts-Art
- Fine Arts-Dance
- Fine Arts-Theatre
- Science
We’d Love to Hear From You
Admission
Campus
Academics
Athletics
Student Life
Nevada
Get Social with Cottey College
In the News
Cottey College Highly Ranked Again
Cottey College Highly Ranked by The Chronicle of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report for the Midwest Region Cottey College was again confirmed as one of the top colleges in the Midwest region. The Chronicle of Higher Education listed Cottey as the #1...
President Dr. Jann Weitzel Announces Retirement
Cottey College President Dr. Jann Weitzel announced on August 16, 2021, that she would be retiring effective June 30, 2022. “After thoughtful consideration and consultation with my family, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to retire,” said Dr. Weitzel. “My...
Annual Community Picnic and Partner Fair
Cottey College, together with the City of Nevada and the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, will host the 2021 Community Picnic and Partner Fair on Friday, August 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the Franklin P. Norman Community Center. Local businesses, civic...