Catawba College - Salisbury, NC - Universities and Colleges on Waymarking.com

Catawba's tradition extends back to its establishment in 1851 in the town of Newton, a center of commerce in the foothills of western North Carolina.

Catawba College opened in 1851 with a gift of ten acres of land and a capital investment of $15,000. The years that followed were filled with a fair level of prosperity for the growing institution, reflecting the economic climate of the area. The Civil War, however, brought drastic changes, reducing the availability of funds and students. During the war years, the College became an academy, operating as Catawba High School from 1865 to 1885. In the latter year, it resumed operations under its original charter as Catawba College.

In 1890, Catawba became a coeducational institution, with the first woman graduate completing her studies in 1893. Even with the addition of women to the student body, the College struggled to overcome the ravages and depletion brought on by the war. Responding to the offer of a partially constructed dormitory-administration building and several acres of land in Salisbury, trustee, college, and church officials closed the campus in Newton in 1923 and re-opened in Salisbury in 1925.

Since Catawba opened its doors in the Salisbury community in 1925, it has built a tradition of successful graduates who continue to honor the College by their achievements and enable it through their support to strengthen that tradition with each entering class.

Catawba College now has 35 buildings on 276 wooded acres. It is known for its 189-acre on-campus ecological preserve and its 300-acre wildlife refuge. The physical plant is valued in excess of $30 million. Over 1,000 students representing many different U.S. states and foreign countries attend Catawba. The student body is evenly divided among men and women.

From (http://www.catawba.edu/about/history.asp)

Name: Catawba College Location/Address: 2300 West Innes Street Salisbury, NC USA 28144 Phone Number: 1-800-CATAWBA (1-800-228-2922) Web Site: [Web Link] Type of School: Graduate School (independent) School Affiliation: Private -- Christian Protestant Date Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 1000 Nicknames/Mascots: Indians School Colors: Blue & White Location of GPS Coordinates: Innes St Sign School Motto: Not listed

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