Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a
nonprofit campus ministry headquartered in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CCO was officially
incorporated on March 23, 1971.[1] As of September 2012, the CCO employs 225 staff members on 104 campuses and universities, primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.[2] Activities at the campuses can include Bible study, working for humanitarian causes such as
Habitat for Humanity, etc. For nine consecutive years, the CCO has been named a Best Christian Workplace in the US by the Best Christian Workplace Institute.[2][3]
Locations
CCO has
ministries at the following colleges and universities:
Allegheny College
American University
Arcadia University
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Binghamton University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bluffton University
Brookdale Community College
Broome Community College
Butler County Community College
Butler University
Cabrini College
California University of Pennsylvania
Capital University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cedar Crest College
Centenary College
Chatham University
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
College of Staten Island
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus State Community College, Columbus Campus
Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus
Community College of Beaver County
Cumberland County, New Jersey Schools
Denison University
Drexel University
Duquesne University
Eastern University
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College
Elmira College
Franklin & Marshall College
Gannon University
Geneva College
Georgetown University
Gordon College
Grove City College
Haverford College
Houghton College
Howard University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Juniata College
Kent State University
Kent State University at Stark
Kenyon College
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
La Roche College
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lycoming College
Malone University
Marion Technical College
Messiah College
Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College, West Campus
Nyack College in Washington, DC
Ohio Dominican University
Ohio State University
Ohio State University at Marion
Ohio Wesleyan University
Otterbein University
Owens Community College
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Beaver
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Penn State New Kensington
Penn State University Park
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Philadelphia University
Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Point Park University
Prince George's Community College
Princeton University
Robert Morris University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Sinclair Community College
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Stark State College
Temple University
Thiel College
University of Akron
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Findlay
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Villanova University
Washington and Jefferson College
Waynesburg University
West Virginia University
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Westminster College
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades
Wright State University
York College of Pennsylvania
Youngstown State University
History
The CCO’s first official church partnership was created in 1971 with Graystone Presbyterian Church[4] to reach students at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1973, the CCO placed staff members as residence hall directors at both
Waynesburg College (now University) and
Robert Morris College (now University).
Jubilee conference
CCO hosts its annual Jubilee conference every February in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, described as "one of the biggest assemblies of Christian youth.".[5] It normally draws 2000 or more students and features a wide variety of religious and social topics.[6] Notable speakers have included
Chuck Colson,
Michael Gerson, and others.
References
^[1] "CCO History." Retrieved from Internet 02 Mar 2011.