Cowley County Community College

Cowley College is on a 19-acre campus in the small town setting of Arkansas City, Kansas.

Cowley College Student Activities

There are many activities and organizations for Cowley College students to join – including chorus, theater groups, a campus newspaper, and more.

Interested in Greek life? Cowley College does not have fraternities or sororities.

Cowley College has the Cowley Activity Awareness Team (CAAT). In fact, more students participate in the Cowley Activity Awareness Team (CAAT) than any other on-campus activity.

Other popular student organizations at Cowley College include Academic Civic Engagement through Service (ACES), Phi Theta Kappa, Cowley College Student Senate and Creative Claws.

Cowley College students' favorite campus events are Mr. Cinderfella, Spring Break Awareness Week and Homecoming.

Cowley College Housing

This table offers information on housing at Cowley College.

Cowley College offers on-campus housing. Students are not required to live on campus. First year students are given no special consideration for on-campus housing.

Most Cowley College students live off campus. In 2022, 12% of undergrads at Cowley College lived in some kind of on-campus housing and 81% of students lived off-campus or commuted to Cowley College. There are 483 spots available in on-campus housing for all 4,328 undergraduates. In the 2021-2022 school year, 450 students chose to live on-campus. First year students are allowed to park a car on campus.

Cowley College offers coed housing.

Cowley College Athletics

At Cowley College there are a variety of athletic options for students interested in joining a sports program.

Intercollegiate sports are the highest tier of college sports and can be very competitive. Intercollegiate teams are regulated by the NCAA, funded by the university, and compete against teams from other universities. The division of a sports team depends on the size of the university, funding, and competition level. An intercollegiate school team will be Division I, II or III, with Division I being the highest level.

Club sports are not regulated by the NCAA and are a great option for students not interested in trying out for an intercollegiate team. Club sports are usually student run but can also be funded by the university.

Intramural sports are the most casual and informal. Intramural sports are often free and require very little time commitment.

Let's take a look at the athletic options available at Cowley College:

Is Cowley College Safe?

College is like a home away from home. Whether you're walking to class or coming back from late-night studying (or partying!), it's important to feel safe on campus.

Cowley College is patroled 24 hours a day by trained security. The Cowley College campus has emergency telephones or alarms for students to use anytime of day or night. The school also has student security patrols.

Cowley College offers late-night transportation or safety escorts for students. Dorms can only be accessed with secure key cards so that students can feel confident that they are safe in on-campus housing.

Additionally, Cowley College has residence hall entrances are locked at night.

Plan a Visit to Cowley College

Visiting colleges is one of the best ways to get a sense of the campus and student body. If you'd like to visit Cowley College, take Interstate 35 to Arkansas City, KS. If you need to fly, book your flight to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National airport.

While you're planning, check out other schools in Kansas you may want to visit too. Click the heart at the top of each school's page to save it to your college list.

Want to visit but can't make the trip? Explore Cowley College's campus without leaving home by taking a virtual campus tour

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