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Central strength and conditioning earns accreditation.

Central's Kinesiology and Strength and Conditioning Programs Awarded Accreditation

Central College's kinesiology program has earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of the Exercise Sciences. Central's kinesiology program i...

Apr 18, 2023, 10:37am EDT

Central College students celebrate Hoo-Rah Day with mascot Big Red.

Central College Raises a Record-Breaking $360,316 on Hoo-Rah Day

In a fantastic day of fundraising, Central College raised more than $360,000 during Hoo-Rah Day 2023, a day-long event that celebrates Central pride with a variety of events and activities. The funding raised on Hoo-Rah Day has a direct impact on stude...

Apr 17, 2023, 11:04am EDT

Tori Fyfe, Central College, was recognized as one of the 2022 Red Rock Area Top 10 Under 40 award recipients.

Tori Fyfe Selected for Marion County Top 10 Under 40

The Marion County Development Commission recently announced the 2022 Red Rock Area Top 10 Under 40. Tori Fyfe, assistant director of community-based learning at Central College and a 2020 graduate, was recognized as one of the 10 outstanding individual...

Apr 11, 2023, 3:37pm EDT

Central RED Society Welcomes the 2023 Tulip Time Court

Central College's Central RED Society will host "Pella Tulip Time Royal Court" on Wednesday, April 19. Presenting will be Cheyne Plants, 2023 Tulip Queen, along with attendants Tatum Carlstone, Anna DeNooy, Avery Verhoef and Ellie Wogen. Dinner will b...

Apr 3, 2023, 10:57am EDT

Fynn Wadsworth (left) and Amelia Brown (right) work on the Klokkenspel’s blacksmith mannequin.

Central College Art Students Reviving Pella's Klokkenspel Miniatures

Four-foot-tall mannequin models of Wyatt Earp, Maria Scholte, Dominie Hendrik Scholte baptizing a baby and a pioneer blacksmith adorn the north side of Pella's Klokkenspel. The weather and years have not been kind to their nearly 40-year-old clothes an...

Mar 30, 2023, 12:30pm EDT

Central RED Society to Host Spring Charcuterie Class

Central College's Central RED Society will host "Spring Charcuterie Class" with Bryce Friederich, catering manager at Central, and Sarah Bergan, owner of Vowed Vintage. This hands-on class will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, Boat Moore Weller R...

Mar 28, 2023, 9:00am EDT

Russell Goodman, professor of mathematics at Central College, presented his latest research on the lowest percentage of the popular vote a presidential candidate would need to become elected.

Central's Russ Goodman Presents Research on Presidential Election Predictions

Russell Goodman, professor of mathematics at Central College, presented research revealing the theoretical lowest percentage of the popular vote that a presidential candidate would need to win a presidential election. At the Neumann University Colloqu...

Mar 27, 2023, 3:14pm EDT

Best of Red Rock photo op at the red telephone booth.

Central College Recognized for Best of Red Rock 2022

Central College earned three Best of Red Rock awards from the Marion County Economic Development Commission. This year's contest consisted of 10 Top 10 lists and 22 category winners. In 2022, Central's red phone booth was a popular location to take ph...

Mar 23, 2023, 5:47pm EDT

Central College's Mills Gallery Features Kayla Lindquist '25

Central College welcomes a "Wildlife Photography" exhibit by Kayla Lindquist, Class of 2025, to the Mills Gallery from Wednesday, March 22, to Friday, April 14. A reception for the artist will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in the Mills Gallery, Lu...

Mar 21, 2023, 12:38pm EDT

Central College’s Óscar Reynaga, senior lecturer of Spanish and dean of the Class of 2023.

Oscar Reynaga Selected for Chicago Semester's Scholar-In-Residence Program

Central College's Oscar Reynaga, senior lecturer of Spanish and dean of the Class of 2023, has been selected for the Chicago Semester's Summer 2023 Scholar-in-Residence Program. During the workshop experience, Reynaga will have the opportunity to coll...

Mar 20, 2023, 11:59am EDT

About Central College

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private college known for its active student body, academic rigor and athletics success. Our students learn collaboratively with supportive educators who share a commitment to intellectual engagement, personal growth, career readiness and civic involvement. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, the college of 1,100 students participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake.