Private company

Cornell College

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, US

Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary (Methodist), the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell.² It employed 284 people in 2020.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1853Founded¹

Industryhigher education¹
HeadquartersMount Vernon¹
Websitewww.cornellcollege.edu

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Employees over time

2020284¹

Timeline

1853Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$4.5M 2020–2020

PPP loans $4.5M

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2020	$4.5M	$4.5M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA⁵. Matched to this company by name and state.

Apr 13, 2020$4.5M PPP loan (first draw) from BOKF, National Association⁵To CORNELL COLLEGE, Mount Vernon IA; $4.5M forgiven Jun 9, 2021

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataCornell College on Wikidata
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WikipediaCornell College on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsCornell College logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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Wikimedia CommonsCornell College photo by ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up