College of Emporia

College of Emporia
MottoVia Veritas Vita (Latin)
Motto in English
The Way and the Truth and the Life
TypePrivate
Active1882–1974
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church
Location,
ColorsRed and White
NicknameFighting Presbies
Sporting affiliations
NAIAHAAC (until 1974)
MascotFighting Presbies

The College of Emporia was a private college in Emporia, Kansas, from 1882 to 1974, and was associated with the Presbyterian church.[1]

When founded, it was one of two higher education institutions in the city of Emporia; the other at that time was the "Kansas State Normal School" established for teacher training and was later renamed Kansas State Teachers College (KSTC) and reorganized in the mid-to-late 1970s as a state liberal arts college, at which time the name was changed to Emporia State University. Since Emporia had two colleges before 1900, the city was sometimes called the "Athens of Kansas."