Central College, founded in 1853, is a private four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Location: Pella, Iowa, just 45 miles southeast of Iowa's capital city of Des Moines and two minutes from Lake Red Rock. Pella is a thriving community of 10,000 and home to several large international companies such as Pella Corporation (Pella Windows), Vermeer Manufacturing, Heritage Lace, and Precision Pully. The city of Pella is known for tourism and the annual Tulip Time Festival that brings over 200,000 visitors each year.