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Sterling College

Sterling College
125 West Cooper
Sterling, KS 67579

Official telephone: (620) 278-2173
Website: https://www.sterling.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 50%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 53 men, 52 women
Full-time faculty: 22 men, 25 women
Part-time faculty: 31 men, 27 women
Graduation rate: 40% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Psychology
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Biology
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Missions/Missionary Studies
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies
  • Pre-Physical Therapy Studies
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religious Education
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Writing, General
Master's Degrees

  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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