Hesston College
Alliman Administration Center (2007)
TypePrivate
Established1909 (1909)
Religious affiliation
Mennonite Church USA
Endowment$11.9 million (2016)[1]
PresidentJoseph Manickam
Academic staff
51
Students442[2]
Location
Hesston
,
Kansas
,
United States

38°08′05″N 97°26′00″W / 38.1348°N 97.4332°W / 38.1348; -97.4332
CampusRural, 40 acres (16 ha)
ColorsRed and Gold
   
NicknameLarks
Websitehesston.edu

Hesston College is a private college in Hesston, Kansas, United States. It is associated with the Mennonite Church USA and has an enrollment of about 400 students who typically come from about 30 states and 15 other countries.

History

In 1909, the Mennonite Church founded the Hesston College, because many of the early local settlers were Mennonite farmers.

In 1981, the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains was founded at the college.

Educational facilities

Mary Miller Library (2007)

The main 50 acres (20 ha) Hesston campus consists of 12 buildings, including two residential dormitories, an administration building, library, a number of academic buildings, and two gymnasiums. It also has a baseball diamond, a softball field, soccer field, a weight room, and four tennis courts.

The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains is a 25 acres (10 ha) Arboretum located blocks from the main campus.

The aviation program has facilities at the Newton City-County Airport east of Newton, Kansas.

The Nursing program, in addition to facilities on the main campus, has affiliations with local hospitals, including Newton Medical Center and Prairie View Mental Health Center in Newton, Schowalter Villa in Hesston, and Via Christi-St. Francis Campus, Via Christi-St. Joseph Campus, and Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

Athletics

The official mascot for the Hesston College athletic teams is the Larks. The Larks have 13 teams: baseball, softball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, track and field, golf and flag football which was added for the academic year 2022–2023.[3] Hesston participates in the NJCAA, and was given full membership in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference in 2018.[4]

Notable people

Alumni
Faculty

References

  1. ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2015 to FY2016" (PDF). NACUBO.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ McMaster, Rachel (2014-09-29). "Campus welcomes an increase in new students for 2014–15 – Hesston College". Hesston.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. ^ Lark Athletics
  4. ^ KJCCC Members Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Josephson, Harold (1985). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Connecticut: Greenwood. pp. 607-8. ISBN 0-313-22565-6.

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