Hesston College
Encyclopedia
Hesston College, a two-year college founded in 1909, is located in Hesston
, Kansas
, United States
, 35 miles (56.3 km) north of Wichita
. The college has an enrollment of about 450 students who typically come from about 30 states and 30 other countries. It has a faculty-student ratio of 1:14.
, educates and nurtures each student within Christ
-centered community, integrating thought, life, and faith for service to others in the church and the world
.
program, various pre-professional
programs, and other fields of study requiring four-year degrees
.
Associate of Arts
and Associate of Science
degrees are available in the following transfer programs:
In addition, the following Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences
non-transfer degrees are available:
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 gym
nasiums. It also has a baseball diamond, soccer field, two racketball courts, a weight room, and four tennis courts.
The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
is a 25 acres (10 ha) Arboretum
located just blocks from the main campus.
The aviation
program has facilities at the Newton City-County Airport just 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 Columbia Wesley Medical Center in Wichita
.
Hesston, Kansas
Hesston is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,709. Hesston is home of Hesston College, which has approximately 450 students.-19th century:...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 35 miles (56.3 km) north of Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
. The college has an enrollment of about 450 students who typically come from about 30 states and 30 other countries. It has a faculty-student ratio of 1:14.
Statement of mission
Hesston College, the two-year college of the Mennonite Church USAMennonite Church USA
The Mennonite Church USA, or MCUSA, is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the United States. Although the organization is a recent 2002 merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church, the body has roots in the Radical Reformation of the 16th century...
, educates and nurtures each student within Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
-centered community, integrating thought, life, and faith for service to others in the church and the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
.
Academic programs
As a two-year college, Hesston's educational program is designed to meet a variety of student needs. Curricula are available for students interested in the first two years of a liberal artsLiberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
program, various pre-professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
programs, and other fields of study requiring four-year degrees
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
.
Associate of Arts
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
and Associate of Science
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
degrees are available in the following transfer programs:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Art
- Bible and Ministry
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Child and Family Studies
- Communication Arts
- Computer Science
- Disaster Management
- Education - Elementary and Early Childhood
- Education - Secondary
- Engineering
- English and Literature
- Health and Medical Occupations
- Horticulture - Public Gardening
- Horticulture - Science
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Music
- Nursing
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
- Social Work and Sociology
- Theatre Arts
- Youth Ministry
In addition, the following Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
non-transfer degrees are available:
- Aviation
- Bible
- Business
- Computer Information Technology
- Early Childhood Education
- Nursing
- Pastoral Ministries
Educational facilities
Academic administration
An academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities...
building, library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, a number of academic buildings, and two gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasiums. It also has a baseball diamond, soccer field, two racketball courts, a weight room, and four tennis courts.
The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains is a thirteen-acre botanical garden at Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas. It was established October 11, 1981, to feature native Kansan plants and trees, and now contains more than 600 species of native and adaptable trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and grasses.The...
is a 25 acres (10 ha) Arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
located just blocks from the main campus.
The aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
program has facilities at the Newton City-County Airport just East of Newton, Kansas
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
.
The Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
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 Columbia Wesley Medical Center in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
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External links
- Hesston College, official website
- Hesston College (Hesston, Kansas, USA) at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia OnlineGlobal Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia OnlineThe Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online is an online encyclopedia of topics relating to Mennonites and Anabaptism. The mission of the project is to provide free, reliable, English-language information on anabaptist-related topics....