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Kentucky Wesleyan College

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Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, US

Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.2 It employed 217 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1858Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersOwensboro, United States1
  • Websitekwc.edu
  • Legal formCORPORATION3
  • LEI549300QETTI7XHC2FX183
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address3000 Frederica Street, 42301 Owensboro, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Office of the Secretary of State), 00286253

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Kentucky Wesleyan College Administration Building
Photo: Matthewru, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.2

The story

Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was originally located in rural Millersburg, Kentucky. Classes began in 1866 and the first commencement took place in 1868. At first, it was a training school for preachers, but soon business and liberal arts classes were added to the curriculum.

In 1890, the school was moved to Winchester and soon after, women began to be admitted for the first time. In 1951, Lawrence W. Hager raised over US$1,000,000 to move the school to its present location in Kentucky's fourth largest city, Owensboro.

Presidents

College presidents include:

From Wikipedia’s article on Kentucky Wesleyan College, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

The campus includes both student athletic facilities and athlete spaces.

Jones Gymnasium/Woodward Health and Recreation Center, home to the practice facilities for the university's basketball teams and student health resources.

Panther Hitting Facility, where university baseball and softball teams practice.

Panther Park and Foster Field, where the baseball and softball teams compete.

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Panther Field, where the soccer teams practice and compete.

Bullet Wilson Field at Steele Stadium, where the university's football teams practice and compete.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kentucky Wesleyan College, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Employees over time

  • 20202171

Timeline

  1. 1858Founded 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$1.6M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $1.6M in all. PPP loans $1.6M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.6M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$1.6M$1.6M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA7. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$1.6M PPP loan (first draw) from Independence Bank of Kentucky7To KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE, Owensboro KY; $1.6M forgiven Feb 16, 2021

Sources

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