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3«e mm 1. 3 !€ € l nf 1955 the institution operated as a junior col- lege. Upper level courses were added in 1955-56, within the awarding of the first baccalaureate de- grees in May, 1957. In 1961, Pikeville College was admitted to membership as a four-year college in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, hav- ing had membership in that association as a junior college since 1931. Traditionally a liberal arts institution with an ex- pressed purpose of laying a sound foundation for broad cultural awareness, Pikeville College has gradually added career oriented courses and pro- grams to its offerings. A department of education has been maintained for more than thirty years, and more recently degrees have been made available in technology areas. Preparation for entry into such prefessional school as medicine, law theology and engineering has also been available at Pikeville Col- lege for a number of years. The goverance of Pileville College rests with the Board of Turstees of which Mr. Charles Chrisman is currently chairman. Dr. Jackson O. Hall was appoint- ed president of the college in March, 1975. 5 Pikeville College
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Pikeville College is nestled among the Cumberland Mountains, part of the Appalachian chain, in the Big Sandy River Valley. The pictresque Eastern Kentucky area in which the town of Pikeville is situated is accessible by way of federal highways 23, 1 19, and 460. Pikeville is served by Grayhound and Trailways bus lines. Jenny Wiley State Park and Breaks Interstate Parks are both within a thirty-five mile radius of the college. Opportunities for camping, swimming, hiking horse- back riding, as well as motel accommodations, are available at both locations. 4 Pikeville College €0% Pikeville College is a four-year, independent, co-edu- cational college affiliated with the United Presbyteri- an Church. Founded in 1889 as a result of the work ofDrs. W.C. Condit, Samuel B. Alderson, and James P. Hendricks, the institution opened under the name of Pikeville Collegiate Institute with the Reverend Da- vid Blyth as principal and also pastor of the Presby- terian Church in Pikeville. In 1909 the Articles of Incorporation were amended. The name was changed to Pikeville College and the school was empowered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to confer degrees.
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