Many organizations are active on campus, bringing together students and faculty with similar interests. Of special interest is the annual Prairie Art Exhibition each spring, a juried show featuring outstanding work by regional artists. The Art Department is also a member of Christians in the Visual Arts. The Sterling College Music Department has numerous voice and instrumental ensembles. Sterling Lasses, SC Concert Choir and SC Wind Ensemble are the large performing ensembles.
All ensembles perform on and off campus, throughout the year, as a service to the community.
The SC Concert Choir and Highland Singers tour regularly throughout the year, in and out of state. The Sterling College Theatre produces five to seven productions per year, including a big-cast musical each fall and a wide variety of drama from Shakespeare to touring children's theatre to original works. Recent productions include Crazy for You, Measure for Measure, Moliere, The Miser, Good News, and Mousetrap. Sterling College is an educational institution with an emphasis on formal academics. Within this academic structure some students may have psychological and spiritual needs.