Type Private Administrative staff 140 Undergraduates 735 Acceptance rate 85.7% (2014) Mascot Bluejays Colors Royal blue, Gold | Established 1908 (1908) Students 766 (Fall 2014) Undergraduate tuition and fees 23,900 USD (2015) Total enrollment 669 (2010) Phone +1 620-947-3121 | |
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Religious affiliation Mennonite Brethren Church Address 400 S Jefferson St, Hillsboro, KS 67063, USA Notable alumni Rolland Lawrence, Jessie Field Shambaugh, Don Schroeder, Keith Esau, John Enns Similar Sterling College, Bethel College, Kansas Wesleyan University, Southwestern College, Bethany College Profiles | ||
Tabor College is a four-year private Christian liberal arts college in Hillsboro, Kansas, United States. Tabor is currently owned and operated by the Mennonite Brethren Church and follows the confession of faith of that church.
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There were 594 students enrolled at the Tabor College Hillsboro campus for the Fall 2014 semester. Total enrollment, including the Tabor College School of Adult and Graduate Studies in Wichita was 766.
History
Established in 1908 by those of the Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren faiths, Tabor’s doors were first opened with 39 students and three instructors. Before the end of that school year, enrollment skyrocketed to 104. A fire destroyed the building that housed the college for its first 10 years and supporters of the college quickly joined together and built two new buildings: a dormitory-dining hall and an administration-classroom building. These buildings – the Mary J. Regier Building and the H.W. Lohrenz Building – are still in use today.
While Tabor has continued to be affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church, changes have been made in the organizational structure from time to time. The Tabor College Corporation was owned and operated by the college until 1934 when ownership was transferred to the Board of Trustees of the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America. The Board of Directors is responsible to the Mennonite Brethren churches of the Central, Southern, Latin America and North Carolina districts.
Tabor College also formed an extension of the main institution when Tabor College in Wichita opened offices in 1993 and the first classes began the following year. Undergraduate and graduate degrees have been offered in Wichita and online.
As a college that is owned and operated by the Mennonite Brethren Church, Tabor accepts and seeks to follow the Confession of Faith of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, adopted in 1975 and subsequently revised. Mennonite Brethren doctrines are in agreement with those of most evangelical Christians.
In 1961, Reimer Stadium was built on the south side of Tabor College campus and named after former athletic director Del Reimer. In 2008, the old stadium was demolished then replaced by Joel Wiens Stadium in 2009, which was a joint venture between Tabor College and Hillsboro USD 410. The new 3,000-seat stadium includes new artificial football and soccer turf, synthetic track and a throwing area for field events, new bleachers on the home side, a new press box, and new concession stand and restroom facilities. The team locker rooms and athletic offices were also constructed at the north end of the stadium at college expense.
Campus
Tabor's main campus is situated in Hillsboro, Kansas, located approximately 50 miles north of Wichita, Kansas. Nearby cities include Newton and McPherson.
Organization and administration
Tabor is owned and operated by the Mennonite Brethren Church.
Athletics
Tabor College teams are known as the Bluejays. The college participate in 17 sports: football, men's/women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's/women's cross country, men's/women's basketball, men's/women's swimming, baseball, softball, men's/women's tennis, men's/women's track and field and bowling. Tabor is a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) which is part of the NAIA.