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Cottey College company history timeline

1884

Cottey College was founded by Virginia Alice Cottey (known as Alice Cottey) in 1884; she originally called it "Vernon Seminary", based on the county.

1910

Enrollment grew from 28 to 72 students during the first year, and by 1910 there were 250 students.

1927

In 1927, Cottey offered the college to the P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization), an international organization based in Des Moines, Iowa that supports women's education.

2011

The college worked to restore enrollment and to expand its offerings to a full, four-year curriculum, which it achieved in 2011.

2018

She made a condition that they raise a $200,000 endowment for the college (about $2.9 million in 2018 dollars), in order to maintain and operate it for the long term.

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