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Founded: 1922In 1968, the College became the first school in the state to combinea traditional liberal arts transfer curriculum with a program of areavocational-technical school training.President:Dr. Patrick McAtee, Ph.D., became the third president of the Collegeon July 1, 1987.1997 Spring Enrollment:1,770.30 Full-Time Equivalency3,376 Headcount (all-time record)Programs:36 Certificate and Applied Science programs44 Liberal Arts/Transfer programsInstitute of Lifetime Learning — a model Senior CitizensprogramMore than 100 specialized programs and seminars offered throughthe Institute for Lifetime Learning - Special Programs Office, theDisplaced Homemaker/Single Parent Program, and the Work andFamily Program.Specialized training for business and industry to meet their needs. Inthe past the College has developed or offered programs for GillilandPrinting, Inc., General Electric, Rubbermaid-Winfield, Gordon-PiattEnergy Group, Inc., the city of Arkansas City, local school districts,day care centers, local nursing homes, special education co-ops, KSQBlowmolding, Social Rehabilitation Services, Southwestern BellTelephone, Montgomery Elevator,banking industry.Current Valuation:Valuation in the Fall of 1997 was $162,091,694.Boeing-Wichita, Cessna, and theMill Levy: 21.451Fact:Of the19 community collegesinKansas, Cowley hasthe 6th lowest mill levy in thestate at 21.451, and has theseventh highest county valuationof $162,091,694. At $40per credit hour for tuition andfees, Cowley boasts one of thelowest tuitions in the state.Budget:$14,342,738Facilities:City.15 buildings on a 13-acre campus in the heart of downtown ArkansasOutreach Centers in Mulvane, Strother Field, Winfield, Wellingtonand the South Side Education Center, located at 4501 E. 47th StreetSouth in Wichita, a cooperative partnership between Cowley CountyCommunity College, Wichita State University, and the Wichita AreaTechnical College. Courses also taught at these area high schools:Argonia, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Cedar Vale, Conway Springs, Dexter,Oxford, South Haven, and Udall.Employees:130 full-time faculty, staff and administration320 part-time faculty, staff and studentsEndowment Association Assets:June 30, 1997 assets of $1,163,520590 MembersEnrollment FiguresFacts, Spring 1997:High School 361Freshmen 1,431Sophomores 875Special 709Total Headcount 3,376Total FTE 1,770.30Approximately 60% of freshmenand sophomores enrolledin Kansas colleges are incommunity colleges.Q|