Southwestern College (Kansas)

Southwestern College
Former names
Southwest Kansas Conference College (1885–1909)
MottoLux Esto
Motto in English
There is Light
TypePrivate college
Established1885; 139 years ago (1885)
AffiliationUnited Methodist
PresidentElizabeth Frombgen
Academic staff
50+
Undergraduates1,900[1]
Location, ,
U.S.

37°14′58″N 96°58′37″W / 37.24944°N 96.97694°W / 37.24944; -96.97694
CampusRural, 82 acres (33 ha)
ColorsPurple and white
   
NicknameMoundbuilders
Sporting affiliations
NAIAKCAC
Websitesckans.edu

Southwestern College is a private Methodist college in Winfield, Kansas. It was founded in 1885 as Southwest Kansas Conference College and graduated its first class of three in June 1889. The name of the school was changed to its current form in 1909.