Marymount College (Kansas)
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Marymount College was a four-year liberal arts
college located in Salina
, Kansas
. Originally opened in 1922 as a women's college
, Marymount was the first Catholic liberal arts college to open in the state.
The college, which was part of the Marymount College
group of colleges, was affiliated with the Jesuits and operated under the auspices of the Sisters of St. Joseph
. Marymount became coeducational in 1968. It was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1932. The college was situated on a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) campus and had five major buildings. With three dormitories the school was able to house 350 resident students.
Marymount closed in June 1989. Its records and student transcripts were housed at St. Mary of the Plains College
, but when that college closed Marymount's records and student transcripts were transferred to Fort Hays State University
in Hays, Kansas
.
Basketball coach Ken Cochran, who started in 1970 two years after it had gone coed, immediately built the school into a NAIA
powerhouse racking up a record of 285-56 in 11 seasons including a streak of 106 straight home court wins, national ranking in 10 years and a third place finale in 1976. Cochran also invented the original Pop-A-Shot electronic basketball game which is still manufactured in Salina.
The Spartans did not have a football team.
At the time of its closing it had 653 students.
The campus is now used as the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Center and the patrol's statewide dispatch center. The training center had formerly been based at the Salina Municipal Airport
.
Liberal 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...
college located in Salina
Salina, Kansas
Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...
, 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...
. Originally opened in 1922 as a women's college
Women's college
Women's colleges in higher education are undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women...
, Marymount was the first Catholic liberal arts college to open in the state.
The college, which was part of the Marymount College
Marymount College
"Marymount College" may refer to:* Marymount College, a Roman Catholic school located in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia* Marymount College, a Roman Catholic school located in Adelaide, South Australia...
group of colleges, was affiliated with the Jesuits and operated under the auspices of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of St. Joseph
The title Sisters of St. Joseph applies to several Roman Catholic religious congregations of women. The largest and oldest of these was founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France...
. Marymount became coeducational in 1968. It was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1932. The college was situated on a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) campus and had five major buildings. With three dormitories the school was able to house 350 resident students.
Marymount closed in June 1989. Its records and student transcripts were housed at St. Mary of the Plains College
St. Mary of the Plains College
St. Mary of the Plains College was a four-year liberal arts college located in Dodge City, Kansas.-Soule College:The roots of St. Mary of the Plains can be found in Soule College, which opened in 1888 to a gala celebration. Hopes for higher education in western Kansas were dashed by the economic...
, but when that college closed Marymount's records and student transcripts were transferred to Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the...
in Hays, Kansas
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University...
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Basketball coach Ken Cochran, who started in 1970 two years after it had gone coed, immediately built the school into a NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
powerhouse racking up a record of 285-56 in 11 seasons including a streak of 106 straight home court wins, national ranking in 10 years and a third place finale in 1976. Cochran also invented the original Pop-A-Shot electronic basketball game which is still manufactured in Salina.
The Spartans did not have a football team.
At the time of its closing it had 653 students.
The campus is now used as the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Center and the patrol's statewide dispatch center. The training center had formerly been based at the Salina Municipal Airport
Salina Municipal Airport
Salina Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Salina, a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It is owned by the Salina Airport Authority....
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