Peru State College

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**Peru State College**
Established	1865
Type	Public
President	Ben E. Johnson Ph.D.
Students	2,000
Undergraduates	Teacher education, arts and sciences, pre-professional fields, professional studies.
Postgraduates	MS in Education with a major in curriculum and instruction and MS in Organizational Management.
Location	Peru, Nebraska, USA
Campus	Rural
Colors	Peru Blue
Mascot	Bobcats
Affiliations	Member institution of the Nebraska State College System.
Website	http://www.peru.edu/

Peru State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Peru, Nebraska. The college is located in the southeast corner of the state, near the banks of the Missouri River. The college is known as the "Campus of a Thousand Oaks".

[edit] History

Peru State is the oldest college in Nebraska. It was founded in 1865 as Mount Vernon College and was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Two years later, in 1867, ownership of the college was transferred to the state government for use as a normal school and the school became the Nebraska State Normal School and later the Peru State Teachers College. Over the years, the school began to offer non-education degrees; in 1963, it was given its present name.

[edit] Athletics

Peru State competes in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for most sports and in the Central States Football League and the Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference for those two sports.