Kansas Independent Colleges are often referred to as “private colleges”. They include a group of four-year institutions as well as two-year institutions. Students who are preparing to choose where they will continue their education can take the opportunity to explore these institutions to see what they have to offer to them. Included in this list of schools is the oldest college in the state, Baker University established in 1858. The enrollments of the colleges vary from 250 to as large as 3,500. This enables students be selective in the size of school that they would like. They also vary in the size of communities that they are found, from urban environments to small, rural communities.