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Founded on March 6, 1903

Governor Willis J. Bailey signed a Kansas Senate bill that authorized the establishment in Pittsburg of a school that would prepare teachers of the manual and domestic arts.

This new school opened on September 8, 1903, with fifty-four enrolled students it was called the Kansas State Manual Training Normal School Auxiliary

Becoming Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg in 1923, the institution already had a substantial campus with six of the state’s most modern academic buildings, an array of diverse academic programs, and outstanding educational and administrative leadership.

 Under the guidance of William Aaron Brandenburg who served as president from 1913 to 1940, the College added fourteen buildings to the campus, expanding the curriculum and growing the enrollment. 

The Kansas Board of Regents authorized the conferral of the Master of Science degree in 1929. By 1940 graduate degrees were offered in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Commerce, Education, English, Industrial Education, Mathematics, Psychology and Philosophy, and Social Sciences. 

By 1968 Kansas State College of Pittsburg achieved professional accreditation in Teacher Education, Chemistry, and Music in addition to the College accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

By 1968 Kansas State College of Pittsburg achieved professional accreditation in Teacher Education, Chemistry, and Music in addition to the College accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.