College Profile
| Classification: |
Private, coeducational undergraduate and graduate-degree
granting college with a liberal arts and sciences foundation. Carnegie
Foundation classification: Baccalaureate Colleges II. |
| Location: |
Home campus in Columbia, Missouri (population 76,000 plus over
25,000 students at three separate colleges), on Interstate 70, halfway
between St. Louis and Kansas City. Air service via major airline commuter to
Columbia Regional Airport. Twenty-seven Extended Studies campuses throughout
the United States and in Puerto Rico. The Extended Studies Division
locations are Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Coast Guard Island/Sacramento,
Lemoore and Los Alamitos, California; Orlando, Patrick Air Force Base, and
Jacksonville, Florida; Freeport, Lake County, Crystal Lake, and Elgin,
Illinois; Aurora, Colorado; Hancock Field, New York; Ft. Worth, Texas; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Everett/Marysville and
Whidbey Island, Washington; and, within Missouri, Kansas City, Fort Leonard
Wood, Jefferson City, Moberly, Rolla, St. Louis, Christian County/Marshfield
and Lake Ozark. |
| Degrees Conferred: |
Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, Master
of Arts in Teaching, Master of Business Administration, and Master of
Science in Criminal Justice. |
| Home Campus: |
18 buildings on a 30-acre campus four blocks from Columbia's
downtown area. |
| Library: |
70,000 volumes, 500 periodicals, nearly 2,500 audio-visual
items, access to on-line resources. |
| Enrollment: |
More than 800 full and part-time day students, representing 15
states and 29 foreign countries; more than 1400 evening and graduate
students, and more than 6,000 Extended Studies students. |
| Athletics: |
Member, American Midwest Conference (men's soccer and
basketball; women's basketball, volleyball and softball) and a variety of
intramural sports. |
| Accreditation: |
Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Approved for teacher
preparation by the Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education. Associate in Science degree in Nursing accredited by the Missouri
State Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing. Bachelor of
Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The Higher Learning Commission
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
Telephone: 312/263-0456 or 1-800/621-7440
E-mail: info@ncacihe.org
Council on Social Work Education
1725 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
Telephone: 703/683-8080
E-mail: info@cswe.org (social work
education) or
accred@cswe.org (social work accreditation)
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: 573/751-6504
E-mail: mlucas@mail.dese.state.mo.us
Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
Telephone: 573/751-0681
E-mail: http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/nursing
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
61 Broadway--33rd floor
New York, NY 10006
Telephone: 212/363-5555 ext. 153 or 1-800/669-1656 ext. 153
E-mail: www.accrediting-comm-nlnac.org |
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