Missouri

? ALLIED COLLEGE R-15

13723 Riverport Dr., Ste. 103
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Tel: (314)739-4450
Fax: (314)739-5133
Web Site: http://www.hightechinstitute.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

? AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE-KANSAS CITY E-3

3130 Terrace St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Tel: (816)753-9920; 877-538-5627
Fax: (816)753-9941
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.aviationmaintenance.edu/aviation-kansascity.asp

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: High School Diploma or GED.

? AVILA UNIVERSITY E-3

11901 Wornall Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64145-1698
Tel: (816)942-8400
Free: 800-GO-AVILA
Admissions: (816)501-3773
Fax: (816)942-3362
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.avila.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Administratively affiliated with Affiliation with the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louise Province. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1916. Setting: 50-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $6.5 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5373 per student. Total enrollment: 1,697. Faculty: 199 (64 full-time, 135 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 898 applied, 56% were admitted. Full-time: 910 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 304 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 25 states and territories, 30 other countries, 36% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 17% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 37% 25 or older, 17% live on campus, 24% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Sisters of St. Joseph Consortium, Council of Independent Colleges Exchange Program. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $22,100 includes full-time tuition ($16,300), mandatory fees ($400), and college room and board ($5400). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $365 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $13 per credit hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Group Activities Programming, Avila Student Nurses Association, Residence Hall Association, Student Senate, Black Student Union. Major annual events: Homecoming Week, Spring Fling Week, Harmony Month. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 220 college housing spaces available; 186 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Hooley Bundshu Library with 80,865 books, 460,080 microform titles, 7,179 serials, 3,265 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $283,483. 68 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri-Kansas City.

? BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE J-5

628 East Kearney
Springfield, MO 65803-3498
Tel: (417)268-6000
Fax: (417)831-8029
Web Site: http://www.baptist.edu/index.htm

Description:

Independent Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1950. Setting: 38-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 653. 264 applied, 76% were admitted. Students come from 46 states and territories, 5 other countries, 80% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 61% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to members of supporting churches.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $18,300 includes full-time tuition ($13,000) and college room and board ($5300).

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run radio station. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. 36,844 books and 226 serials. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Southwest Missouri State University.

? BARNES-JEWISH COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH F-12

306 South Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110-1091
Tel: (314)454-7055
Admissions: (314)454-7538
Fax: (314)454-5239
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.barnesjewishcollege.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1902. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $4.2 million. Total enrollment: 781. 310 applied, 91% were admitted. 39% from top 10% of their high school class, 90% from top quarter, 100% from top half. Full-time: 200 students, 88% women, 12% men. Part-time: 486 students, 90% women, 10% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 14% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 9% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 68% 25 or older, 1% live on campus, 16% transferred in. Retention: 72% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Washington University in St. Louis.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Most popular organization: Student Nurses Association. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. George and Juanita Way Library plus 4 others with 3,765 books, 232 serials, 400 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $147,000. 21 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? BLUE RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-3

20301 East 78 Hwy.
Independence, MO 64057
Tel: (816)655-6000
Admissions: (816)655-6118
Fax: (816)655-6014
Web Site: http://www.mcckc.edu

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Metropolitan Community Colleges System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Setting: suburban campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $2.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3488 per student. Total enrollment: 2,662. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 487 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,053 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 1,609 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 0.2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 32% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 57% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Johnson County Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2190 full-time, $73 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3990 full-time, $133 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5400 full-time, $180 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time, $5 per hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Choral group. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Blue River Community College Library with 10,312 books, 28,297 microform titles, 66 serials, 567 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $231,156. 375 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY E-3

15800 Calvary Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64147-1341
Tel: (816)322-0110
Free: 800-326-3960
Web Site: http://www.calvary.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1932. Setting: 55-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $183,313. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $14,642 per student. Total enrollment: 348. Faculty: 35 (12 full-time, 23 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 50 applied, 98% were admitted. Full-time: 230 students, 45% women, 55% men. Part-time: 58 students, 34% women, 66% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 4 other countries, 53% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 50% 25 or older. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: theology and religious vocations; business/marketing; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, statement of faith, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 7/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $10,996 includes full-time tuition ($6720), mandatory fees ($576), and college room and board ($3700). College room only: $1750. Part-time tuition: $240 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $19 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run radio station. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organizations: Missions Encounter, Masterworks (Fine Arts). Major annual events: Day of Prayer, Missions Emphasis Week, All-Calvary Workday. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, night patrols by trained security personnel. 200 college housing spaces available; 180 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Hilda Kroeker Library with 56,087 books, 2,725 microform titles, 249 serials, 1,583 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $105,328. 23 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri Kansas City.

? CENTRAL BIBLE COLLEGE J-5

3000 North Grant Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803-1096
Tel: (417)833-2551
Free: 800-831-4222
Fax: (417)833-5141
Web Site: http://www.cbcag.edu/

Description:

Independent Assemblies of God, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1922. Setting: 108-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 817. 265 applied, 71% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 14% from top quarter, 43% from top half. Full-time: 742 students, 41% women, 59% men. Part-time: 75 students, 32% women, 68% men. Students come from 48 states and territories, 74% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 2% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 18% 25 or older, 65% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: interview. Placement: SAT or ACT required. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to Christians.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Major annual events: Annual School Picnic, Missions Convention, Spiritual Emphasis Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, controlled dormitory access. 665 college housing spaces available; 493 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Meyer Pearlman Library with 107,023 books, 38,341 microform titles, 1,074 serials, 6,894 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $186,610. 20 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Southwest Missouri State University.

? CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE D-7

911 Urbandale Dr. East
Moberly, MO 65270-1997
Tel: (660)263-3900
Fax: (660)263-3936
Web Site: http://www.cccb.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: 40-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 531. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 31:1. Full-time: 523 students, 47% women, 53% men. Part-time: 8 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 1 other country, 40% from out-of-state, 20% 25 or older, 75% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, self-designed majors, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at Fort Hays State University, Tabor College, Johnson Bible College, Moberly Area Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 3 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to Christians.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group. Most popular organization: Harvesters. Major annual events: Missions Emphasis, Agape Banquet, Revival. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. 35,000 books, 6 microform titles, and 196 serials. 25 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY E-7

411 Central Methodist Square
Fayette, MO 65248-1198
Tel: (660)248-3391
Admissions: (660)248-6247
Fax: (660)248-2287
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.centralmethodist.edu/

Description:

Independent Methodist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1854. Setting: 80-acre small town campus. Endowment: $20.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4124 per student. Total enrollment: 781. 1,183 applied, 62% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 70% from top half. 3 valedictorians. Full-time: 751 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 30 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 17 states and territories, 9% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 9% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 9% 25 or older, 71% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 57% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at Mineral Area College, East Central College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: ACT. Required for some: 2 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $20,560 includes full-time tuition ($14,490), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($5360). College room only: $2640. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $140 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 37 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 12% of eligible men and 14% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Wesley Foundation, Alpha Phi Omega, Christian Students United in Christ, Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Major annual events: Family Day, Homecoming, Hall of Sponsors Competition. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Smiley Library plus 1 other with 97,793 books, 140,742 microform titles, 316 serials, 379 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 72 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Fayette (population 3,520) is the county seat of Howard County and is in an area that is noted for the production of purebred cattle. Both Kansas City and St. Louis are about a two-hour drive away. The cultural facilities of both large cities are available and add charm to the community.

? CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY F-5

PO Box 800
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Tel: (660)543-4111
Admissions: (660)543-4290
Fax: (660)543-8517
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cmsu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1871. Setting: 1,561-acre small town campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $23.2 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6061 per student. Total enrollment: 10,604. Faculty: 705 (439 full-time, 266 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 3,619 applied, 85% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 40% from top quarter, 75% from top half. Full-time: 7,168 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 1,649 students, 59% women, 41% men. Students come from 43 states and territories, 51 other countries, 6% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 28% 25 or older, 34% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 71% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; engineering technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, rank in upper two-thirds of high school class, minimum ACT score of 20, ACT. Required for some: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $5835 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $11,250 full-time. College room and board: $5109. College room only: $3406.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 150 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 15% of eligible men and 11% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, Association of Black Collegiates, International Student Organization. Major annual events: Homecoming, Greek Week activities, Welcome Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, canine patrol. 3,495 college housing spaces available; 2,640 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. James C. Kirkpatrick Library with 1.3 million books, 829,084 microform titles, 2,552 serials, 25,240 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $4.3 million. 1,220 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Surrounded by rolling prairie and scenic woodlands, Warrensburg is located just south of Interstate 70 at the junction of highways 50 and 13. An hour's drive southeast of Kansas City, it is directly en route to a number of popular Missouri attractions, including the Lake of the Ozarks and Branson. Warrensburg's 18,500 residents are in the enviable position of being close to a metropolitan area while able to enjoy the safety and advantages of small-town life. Bus and train lines serve the town. Employment and housing are available both on and off campus.

? CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING F-12

6150 Oakland Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63139-3215
Tel: (314)768-3044
Free: 800-942-4310
Admissions: (314)768-3179
Fax: (314)768-5673
Web Site: http://www.deaconess.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1889. Setting: 15-acre urban campus. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3156 per student. Total enrollment: 324. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 52% from top quarter, 81% from top half. 1 student government officer. Full-time: 137 students, 99% women, 1% men. Part-time: 187 students, 97% women, 3% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 0% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 30% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 32% 25 or older, 21% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 62% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. Off campus study at Fontbonne College. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.5 high school GPA. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 4 open to all. Most popular organizations: Deaconess Ambassadors, National Student Nurses Association, Student Government Association, Campus Crusade for Christ. Major annual events: Convocation, Christmas Tea, Annual Student Picnic. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 88 college housing spaces available; 50 were occupied in 2003-04. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Drusch Professional Library with 8,700 books, 233 serials, and an OPAC. 20 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? CLEVELAND CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE-KANSAS CITY CAMPUS E-3

6401 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64131-1181
Tel: (816)501-0100
Free: 800-467-2252
Fax: (816)361-0272
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cleveland.edu/

Description:

Independent, upper-level, coed. Awards bachelor's and first professional degrees. Founded 1922. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 459. Full-time: 61 students, 34% women, 66% men. Part-time: 10 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 1 other country, 43% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 0% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 30% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, co-op programs and internships.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available. Ruth R. Cleveland Memorial Library with 14,000 books, 36,500 microform titles, 268 serials, 12,320 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 14 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed.

? COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS L-5

PO Box 17
Point Lookout, MO 65726
Tel: (417)334-6411
Free: 800-222-0525
Fax: (417)335-2618
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cofo.edu/

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1906. Setting: 1,000-acre small town campus. Endowment: $295.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $9091 per student. Total enrollment: 1,333. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 2,424 applied, 10% were admitted. 25% from top 10% of their high school class, 52% from top quarter, 85% from top half. Full-time: 1,311 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 22 students, 73% women, 27% men. Students come from 38 states and territories, 16 other countries, 32% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 4% 25 or older, 84% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 76% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; agriculture. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: electronic application. Required: high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, medical history, financial statement, ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.5 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 2/15. Notification: continuous. Preference given to needy students.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $4380 includes full-time tuition ($0), mandatory fees ($280), and college room and board ($4100). College room only: $2000. Part-time tuition: $295 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $140 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 49 open to all. Most popular organizations: Aviation Club, Student Senate, Baptist Student Union, Aggie Club, Business Undergraduate Society. Major annual events: Homecoming, Mud Fest, Spring Formal. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, controlled dormitory access, front gate closed 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., gate security 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. 1,031 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Lyons Memorial Library plus 1 other with 119,765 books, 30,730 microform titles, 452 serials, 5,370 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $556,734. 160 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Point Lookout is a rural area near Branson, 38 miles south of Springfield. Bus service is available and air travel is a little more than 60 minutes away. Shopping areas, a library, and churches of major denominations are part of the community. A great deal of part-time employment is available especially during the April-December tourist season. All recreational facilities are available in the summer resort area.

? COLUMBIA COLLEGE E-7

1001 Rogers St.
Columbia, MO 65216-0002
Tel: (573)875-8700
Free: 800-231-2391
Admissions: (573)875-7352
Fax: (573)875-7506
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ccis.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (offers continuing education program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile). Founded 1851. Setting: 29-acre small town campus. Endowment: $14.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6980 per student. Total enrollment: 1,149. Faculty: 82 (56 full-time, 26 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 819 applied, 62% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 28% from top quarter, 58% from top half. 4 valedictorians. Full-time: 757 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 252 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 25 states and territories, 27 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 23% 25 or older, 36% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 55% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; liberal arts/general studies; security and protective services. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at local institutions. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: rank in upper 50% of high school class. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $17,006 includes full-time tuition ($11,995) and college room and board ($5011). College room only: $3152. Full-time tuition varies according to class time and course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $257 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to class time, course load, and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 26 open to all. Most popular organizations: Students in Free Enterprise, Campus Community Government, Student Leaders Advocating Teaching Excellence, Spanish Club, Criminal Justice Association. Major annual events: Family Day, Paper in Particular (national juried art show), Career Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. College housing designed to accommodate 305 students; 320 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Stafford Library with 62,265 books, 13,729 microform titles, 382 serials, 3,613 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $508,593. 137 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? CONCEPTION SEMINARY COLLEGE B-3

PO Box 502
Conception, MO 64433-0502
Tel: (660)944-3105
Admissions: (660)944-2886
Fax: (660)944-2829
Web Site: http://www.conceptionabbey.org/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, 4-year, men only. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1886. Setting: 30-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 100. 10 applied, 100% were admitted. 20% from top 10% of their high school class, 30% from top quarter, 80% from top half. Full-time: 90 students. Part-time: 10 students. Students come from 18 states and territories, 5 other countries, 67% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 1% black, 10% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 8% international, 55% 25 or older, 100% live on campus, 24% transferred in. Retention: 82% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, independent study, double major. Off campus study at Northwest Missouri State University.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, church certificate, medical history, ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 7/31. Notification: continuous until 8/15. Preference given to Catholic seminarians.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $19,498 includes full-time tuition ($12,118), mandatory fees ($180), and college room and board ($7200). College room only: $3046. Part-time tuition: $150 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Vocation Committee, Drama Club, Apostolics, Fine Arts Committee, Social Concerns Committee. Major annual events: May Day, Encounter with God's Call, Parents' Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. 125 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: men-only housing available. Conception Seminary College Library with 115,000 books, 180 microform titles, 300 serials, 5,000 audiovisual materials, and a Web page. 12 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Conception is located in northwest Missouri, 85 miles north of Kansas City. The Abbey contains a collection of rare manuscripts dating back to the 10th century. See also Missouri Western State College for information about St. Joseph, the nearest large city.

? CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE E-3

3239 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111-2407
Tel: (816)531-5223
Fax: (816)756-3231
Web Site: http://www.concordecareercolleges.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Founded 1983.

? COTTEY COLLEGE H-3

1000 West Austin
Nevada, MO 64772
Tel: (417)667-8181; 888-526-8839
Fax: (417)667-8103
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cottey.edu/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, women only. Awards transfer associate degrees. Founded 1884. Setting: 51-acre small town campus. Endowment: $78.4 million. Total enrollment: 308. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 507 applied, 36% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 46% from top quarter, 83% from top half. 2 class presidents, 3 valedictorians, 20 student government officers. Students come from 42 states and territories, 15 other countries, 78% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 3% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 11% international, 1% 25 or older, 98% live on campus. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, part-time degree program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.6 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $17,510 includes full-time tuition ($11,600), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($5200).

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 13 open to all. Most popular organizations: International Friendship Circle, Cottey Intramural Association, Ozarks Explorers Club, Inter-Varsity Club, Golden Keys. Major annual events: Hanging of the Greens, Quad C Week, Humanities Film Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 350 college housing spaces available; 311 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Option: women-only housing available. Blanche Skiff Ross Memorial Library with 54,200 books, 246 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $194,423. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located 100 miles south of Kansas City, 60 miles north of Joplin, and 90 miles north of Springfield, Nevada has a population of 10,000 and is the county seat of Vernon County. Although historically an agricultural community, Nevada has a diverse economic base. The Jefferson Bus Lines connect Nevada to the International Airport in Kansas City and the municipal airport in Joplin. The community facilities include 27 churches, a number of civic, fraternal, and veterans' organizations, a municipal hospital, and a community center. Part-time employment for students is available. Recreational activities are hunting, fishing, golf, and bowling. The Chamber of Commerce holds a number of special events during the year.

? COX COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES J-5

1423 North Jefferson
Springfield, MO 65802
Tel: (417)269-3401
Admissions: (417)269-3038
Web Site: http://www.coxcollege.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Cox Health Systems. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1994. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 592. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. Full-time: 279 students, 92% women, 8% men. Part-time: 313 students, 91% women, 9% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 55% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 19% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early decision. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Application deadlines: 2/1, 11/1 for early decision. Notification: 3/1, 12/1 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Tuition: $9240 full-time, $308 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1050 full-time, $35 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. College room only: $2000.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Nurses Association, National Student Nurses Association, Student Council, Residence Hall Council, Christian Fellowship. Major annual events: Diversity Day, Day of Caring. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. 60 college housing spaces available; 30 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. 48 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? CROWDER COLLEGE K-3

601 Laclede Ave.
Neosho, MO 64850-9160
Tel: (417)451-3223; (866)238-7788
Fax: (417)451-4280
Web Site: http://www.crowder.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 608-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 2,615. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 1,253 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,319 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 1,296 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 15 other countries, 4% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 23% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing program. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Area resident tuition: $1860 full-time. State resident tuition: $2640 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $3450 full-time. Mandatory fees: $360 full-time. College room and board: $3870.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Students in Free Enterprise, Baptist Student Union, Student Senate, Student Ambassadors. Major annual events: Homecoming, Spring Fling, Spirit Week. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 200 college housing spaces available; 150 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Crowder College Learning Resources Center with 37,452 books, 167,829 microform titles, 163 serials, 3,632 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $175,280. 515 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Neosho (population 10,000) is the birthplace of Thomas Hart Benton, 18 miles from Joplin. All forms of commercial transportation are available. Churches of most of the major denominations, two libraries, a museum, two hospitals and numerous civic and fraternal organizations are represented. Part time jobs are available in Neosho and the two county districts. Neosho provides the area with a full time recreation director and planned activities for the community. The Government Fish Hatchery is nearby.

? CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE B-9

1 College Hill
Canton, MO 63435-1299
Tel: (573)288-6000
Free: 800-537-1883
Fax: (573)288-6617
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.culver.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1853. Setting: 143-acre rural campus. Endowment: $20.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3827 per student. Total enrollment: 840. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 959 applied, 76% were admitted. 16% from top 10% of their high school class, 37% from top quarter, 68% from top half. 7 valedictorians. Full-time: 766 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 74 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 6 other countries, 34% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 7% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 9% 25 or older, 71% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at Central College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, rank in upper 50% of high school class, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, recommendations, interview. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,796 includes full-time tuition ($15,250) and college room and board ($6546). College room only: $3030. Part-time tuition: $400 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $10 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 37 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 12% of eligible men and 24% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: C-S Teachers Organization, Student Ambassadors, Christian Fellowship Group, Student Government Association, Student Nurses Organization. Major annual events: Homecoming, Family Weekend, Rush. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. 706 college housing spaces available; 593 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Johann Memorial Library with 155,487 books, 5,117 microform titles, 777 serials, 4,327 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $258,779. 70 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Canton, population 2,623, is 20 miles north of Quincy, IL, 30 miles south of Keokuk, IA, and approximately two hours north of St. Louis, MO. On the Mississippi River, it is the site of the U.S. Lock and Dam No. 20, which is one of the series of navigation dams built between Minneapolis and St. Louis. Libraries, museums, many churches, and good shopping facilities all provide service to the community. A state park is nearby for recreational and outdoor play. The college homecoming is a community affair. Part-time employment is available.

? DEVRY UNIVERSITY (KANSAS CITY) E-3

City Center Square
1100 Main St., Ste. 118
Kansas City, MO 64105-2112
Tel: (816)221-1300
Fax: (816)474-0318
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Calendar: semesters.

Costs Per Year:

One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,790 full-time, $440 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $60 full-time, $30 per year part-time.

? DEVRY UNIVERSITY (KANSAS CITY) E-3

11224 Holmes Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64131-3698
Tel: (816)941-0430
Free: 800-821-3766
Fax: (816)941-0896
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Part of DeVry University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1931. Setting: 12-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,233. Faculty: 88 (49 full-time, 39 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. Full-time: 809 students, 46% women, 54% men. Part-time: 292 students, 54% women, 46% men. 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 19% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer and information sciences; business/marketing; engineering technologies. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,790 full-time, $440 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $270 full-time, $160 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 8 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Tau Alpha Pi, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Cutting Edge Bible Club. Major annual events: Tryathlon, Student Picnic, Casino Night. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks. College housing not available. James E. Lovan Library with 15,000 books, 49 microform titles, 68 serials, 457 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 334 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? DEVRY UNIVERSITY (ST. LOUIS) F-12

1801 Park 270 Dr., Ste. 260
St. Louis, MO 63146-4020
Tel: (314)542-4222
Fax: (314)542-4004
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Calendar: semesters.

Costs Per Year:

One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,790 full-time, $440 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $60 full-time, $30 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

? DRURY UNIVERSITY J-5

900 North Benton Ave.
Springfield, MO 65802-3791
Tel: (417)873-7879
Free: 800-922-2274
Admissions: (417)873-7205
Fax: (417)873-7529
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.drury.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees (also offers evening program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile). Founded 1873. Setting: 80-acre urban campus. Endowment: $74.4 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $412,641. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $10,716 per student. Total enrollment: 1,961. Faculty: 185 (123 full-time, 62 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,106 applied, 78% were admitted. 38% from top 10% of their high school class, 67% from top quarter, 91% from top half. 5 National Merit Scholars, 73 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,541 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 39 students, 31% women, 69% men. Students come from 34 states and territories, 21 other countries, 19% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 5% 25 or older, 50% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 78% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; biological/life sciences; communications/journalism. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.7 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, minimum ACT score of 21, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,302 includes full-time tuition ($15,173), mandatory fees ($339), and college room and board ($5790). Part-time tuition: $500 per semester hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 60 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 42% of eligible men and 38% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Union Board, Community Outreach/Taking a Stand for Kids, choral groups and bands, International Student Organization, academic department clubs. Major annual events: Fall Festival, Homecoming, Spring Wellness Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, security cameras in parking areas. 952 college housing spaces available; 811 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. F. W. Olin Library plus 1 other with 177,794 books, 119,683 microform titles, 868 serials, 60,098 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1 million. 323 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Southwest Missouri State University.

? EAST CENTRAL COLLEGE G-10

1964 Prairie Dell Rd.
Union, MO 63084
Tel: (636)583-5193
Admissions: (636)583-5195
Fax: (636)583-1897
Web Site: http://www.eastcentral.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1959. Setting: 207-acre rural campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $2.8 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2681 per student. Total enrollment: 3,486. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 9% from top 10% of their high school class, 56% from top half. Full-time: 1,447 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 2,039 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.04% international, 25% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1464 full-time, $61 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2088 full-time, $87 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3144 full-time, $131 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $240 full-time, $10 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, Phi Theta Kappa, Amnesty International, Multicultural Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, All Campus Day, Blood Drive. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. East Central College Library with 38,863 books, 5,148 microform titles, 278 serials, 1,420 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $222,715. 372 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Union (population 6,000) is the county seat of Franklin County, and is located 40 miles west of St. Louis; see Washington University for information about St. Louis.

? EVANGEL UNIVERSITY J-5

1111 North Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65802-2191
Tel: (417)865-2811
Fax: (417)865-9599
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.evangel.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Assemblies of God. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1955. Setting: 80-acre urban campus. Endowment: $3.8 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4728 per student. Total enrollment: 1,801. Faculty: 158 (96 full-time, 62 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 883 applied, 96% were admitted. 16% from top 10% of their high school class, 42% from top quarter, 67% from top half. 21 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,646 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 75 students, 57% women, 43% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 59% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 3% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 3% 25 or older, 82% live on campus, 8% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $17,370 includes full-time tuition ($12,040), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($4620). College room only: $2270. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $469 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $235 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 36 open to all. Most popular organizations: Evangel Student Government Association, Student Missouri State Teachers Association, Crosswalk, Students in Free Enterprise. Major annual events: homecoming, Harvest Fest, Spring Fling. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,292 college housing spaces available; 1,254 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: coed housing available. Claude Kendrick Library with 100,691 books, 10,773 microform titles, 1,060 serials, 6,962 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $741,723. 136 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Southwest Missouri State University.

? FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY F-12

6800 Wydown Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63105-3098
Tel: (314)862-3456
Admissions: (314)889-1400
Fax: (314)719-8021
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.fontbonne.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1917. Setting: 13-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 2,836. Faculty: 372 (72 full-time, 300 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 618 applied, 66% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 70% from top half. 17 class presidents, 3 valedictorians, 51 student government officers. Full-time: 1,547 students, 76% women, 24% men. Part-time: 531 students, 74% women, 26% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 1 other country, 10% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 32% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 35% 25 or older, 19% live on campus, 14% transferred in. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; visual and performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Webster University, Maryville College, Lindenwood College, Missouri Baptist College. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $24,428 includes full-time tuition ($17,120), mandatory fees ($320), and college room and board ($6988). Part-time tuition: $465 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $16 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 24 open to all. Most popular organizations: Future Teachers Association, Students for the Enhancement of Black Awareness, Fontbonne Athletic Association, Fontbonne in Service and Humility, Student Government Association. Major annual events: homecoming, Christmas Ball, Springfest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 288 college housing spaces available; 244 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Fontbonne Library with 52,980 books, 500 serials, 18,319 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $454,881. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD J-5

1211 South Glenstone Ave.
Springfield, MO 65804
Tel: (417)862-9533
Free: 800-443-1083
Fax: (417)862-5318
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.globaluniversity.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Assemblies of God. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees (offers only external degree programs). Founded 1948. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1280 per student. Total enrollment: 6,665. Faculty: 618 (57 full-time, 561 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. Students come from 50 states and territories, 127 other countries, 98% from out-of-state, 91% 25 or older. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: theology and religious vocations. Core. Calendar: continuous. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: essay. Required for some: 1 recommendation. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Tuition: $2160 full-time, $90 per credit hour part-time. Part-time tuition varies according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Global University Library with 180 serials and a Web page.

? GRANTHAM UNIVERSITY E-3

7200 NW 86th St., Ste. M
Kansas City, MO 64153
Free: 800-955-2527
Fax: (816)595-5757
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.grantham.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (offers only external degree programs). Founded 1951. Setting: small town campus. Total enrollment: 8,500. Students come from 52 states and territories, 25 other countries, 0% from out-of-state, 96% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: continuous. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $6978 full-time, $335 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available.

? HANNIBAL-LAGRANGE COLLEGE C-9

2800 Palmyra Rd.
Hannibal, MO 63401-1999
Tel: (573)221-3675
Free: 800-HLG-1119
Admissions: (573)221-3113
Fax: (573)221-6594
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.hlg.edu/

Description:

Independent Southern Baptist, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1858. Setting: 110-acre small town campus. Endowment: $3.3 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5263 per student. Total enrollment: 1,057. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 363 applied, 96% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 59% from top half. Full-time: 873 students, 67% women, 33% men. Part-time: 184 students, 38% women, 62% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 8 other countries, 20% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 15% 25 or older, 50% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 66% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; law/legal studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $16,390 includes full-time tuition ($11,420), mandatory fees ($360), and college room and board ($4610). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $380 per hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $90 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 27 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Student Government, Student Teachers Organization, Phi Beta Delta, Association of Women Students. Major annual events: homecoming, Booster Banquet, Parents' Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 481 college housing spaces available; 447 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. L. A. Foster Library with 71,680 books, 20,692 microform titles, 516 serials, 6,605 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $354,247. 76 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The boyhood home of Mark Twain, Hannibal (population 18,698), is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, 120 miles north of St. Louis. Buses and trains are the principal forms of transportation as well as a municipal airport that serves the area. A public library, YMCA, churches, a music association, and numerous civic and service organizations are a part of the community. Some recreational activities include swimming, bowling, and fishing.

? HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY F-12

3026 Laclede Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103-2136
Tel: (314)340-3366
Admissions: (314)340-3301
Fax: (314)340-3322
Web Site: http://www.hssu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1857. Setting: 22-acre urban campus. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4100 per student. Total enrollment: 1,662. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 21 valedictorians. Full-time: 970 students, 69% women, 31% men. Part-time: 692 students, 73% women, 27% men. Students come from 9 states and territories, 19 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 87% black, 0.1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 42% 25 or older, 14% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; interdisciplinary studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Saint Louis University, University of Missouri-St. Louis. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $4650 full-time, $145 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8570 full-time, $285.65 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time, $150 per term part-time. College room only: $5400.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 43 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Drama Club, concert chorale, Student Government Association, Multicultural Council, Student Ambassadors. Major annual events: Homecoming, Commencement, Organization Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, 16-hour patrols by trained security personnel Monday through Friday, 24-hour weekend and holiday patrols. College housing not available. Southwestern Bell Library and Technology Center with 60,000 books, 8,700 microform titles, 340 serials, 15 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $354,589. 251 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? HERITAGE COLLEGE E-3

534 East 99th St.
Kansas City, MO 64131-4203
Tel: (816)942-5474
Fax: (816)942-5405
Web Site: http://www.heritage-education.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

? HICKEY COLLEGE F-12

940 West Port Plaza, Ste. 101
St. Louis, MO 63146
Tel: (314)434-2212
Free: 800-777-1544
Fax: (314)434-1974
Web Site: http://www.hickeycollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1933. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 610. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 38:1. 33% from out-of-state. Calendar: semesters. Accelerated degree program.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

109 computers available on campus for general student use.

? HIGH-TECH INSTITUTE E-3

9001 State Line Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64114
Tel: (602)279-9700
Web Site: http://www.high-techinstitute.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Founded 2003. Calendar: semesters.

? IHM HEALTH STUDIES CENTER F-12

2500 Abbott Place
St. Louis, MO 63143-2636
Tel: (314)768-1234
Fax: (314)768-1595
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ihmhealthstudies.com/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1977. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 136. 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 18% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international. Calendar: trimesters.

? ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (ARNOLD) R-15

1930 Meyer Drury Dr.
Arnold, MO 63010
Tel: (636)464-6600; 888-488-1082
Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of ITT Educational Services, Inc. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Core.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, Wonderlic aptitude test. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available.

? ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (EARTH CITY) F-11

13505 Lakefront Dr.
Earth City, MO 63045-1412
Tel: (314)298-7800
Free: 800-235-5488
Fax: (314)298-0559
Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of ITT Educational Services, Inc. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1936. Setting: 2-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Core.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, Wonderlic aptitude test. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available.

? ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (KANSAS CITY) E-3

1740 West 92nd St., Ste. 10
Kansas City, MO 64114
877-488-1442
Admissions: (816)276-1400
Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/

Description:

primarily 2-year, coed. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, interview, Wonderlic aptitude test. Recommended: recommendations. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100.

? JEFFERSON COLLEGE G-11

1000 Viking Dr.
Hillsboro, MO 63050-2441
Tel: (636)797-3000
Fax: (636)789-4012
Web Site: http://www.jeffco.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 480-acre rural campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $769,631. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2651 per student. Total enrollment: 4,065. 2,927 applied, 100% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 24% from top quarter, 57% from top half. Full-time: 2,176 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 1,889 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 17% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at St. Louis Community College, Heremac and Forest Park campuses. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for veterinary technology, nursing, emergency medical technician programs and police training academy. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT COMPASS required; ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, nursing associations, Baptist Student Unit, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: Special Olympics, Shocktober Night, Spring Fling. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 216 college housing spaces available; 150 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Jefferson College Library plus 1 other with 70,402 books, 45,014 microform titles, 242 serials, 5,085 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $357,546. 350 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Hillsboro (population 1,508) is a rural community with a temperate climate. It is located within a 30-minute drive of metropolitan St. Louis. The town is situated near several small lakes, which are excellent for fishing and boating. Hillsboro is the headquarters for the county health unit. The community facilities include civic clubs, a shopping center, churches of major denominations, and a college library. The recreational, social and cultural facilities of St. Louis are accessible. Opportunities for part-time employment are good. See also Washington University for information on St. Louis.

? KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE E-3

4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111-1874
Tel: (816)472-4852
Free: 800-522-5224
Admissions: (816)474-5224
Fax: (816)531-6296
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.kcai.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1885. Setting: 18-acre urban campus. Endowment: $19.3 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4523 per student. Total enrollment: 588. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 436 applied, 74% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 69% from top half. Full-time: 576 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 12 students, 92% women, 8% men. Students come from 38 states and territories, 14 other countries, 62% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 4% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 9% 25 or older, 25% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual and performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at New York Studio Program, AICAD School Exchange. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, portfolio, statement of purpose, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $29,542 includes full-time tuition ($21,446), mandatory fees ($946), and college room and board ($7150). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $850 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $46 per credit hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Most popular organizations: Student Union, Student Gallery Committee, Ethnic Student Association. Major annual events: Department Openings, Visiting Artist Series, Student Film Series. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 160 college housing spaces available; 155 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Jannes Library and Learning Center plus 1 other with 32,235 books, 133 serials, 101,688 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $245,000. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri-Kansas City.

? KANSAS CITY COLLEGE E-3

402 East Bannister Rd., Ste. A
Kansas City, MO 64131
Tel: (816)444-2232; 877-582-3963
Fax: (816)444-3142
Web Site: http://www.metropolitancollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Total enrollment: 123. 42 applied, 90% were admitted. Calendar: trimesters.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, interview. Required for some: ACT. Application deadline: 9/24.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available.

? LINCOLN UNIVERSITY F-8

820 Chestnut St.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: (573)681-5000
Free: 800-521-5052
Admissions: (573)681-5599
Fax: (573)681-6074
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.lincolnu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1866. Setting: 152-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.3 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.8 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4536 per student. Total enrollment: 3,180. Faculty: 174 (127 full-time, 47 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 1,487 applied, 94% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 17% from top quarter, 43% from top half. Full-time: 2,017 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 936 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 33 states and territories, 27 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 46% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 25% 25 or older, 28% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 55% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; computer and information sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission for state residents. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 7/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $17. State resident tuition: $4412 full-time, $147.08 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8059 full-time, $268.62 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $190 full-time, $5 per credit hour part-time, $20 per term part-time. College room and board: $3790. College room only: $1850.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities. Major annual events: homecoming, Campus Visitation Day, Founders' Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 814 college housing spaces available; 744 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Inman Page Library with 187,956 books, 91,582 microform titles, 397 serials, 14,521 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $828,132. 141 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY F-11

209 South Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301-1695
Tel: (636)949-2000
Admissions: (636)949-4993
Fax: (636)949-4910
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.lindenwood.edu/

Description:

Independent Presbyterian, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees and post-master's certificates (education specialist). Founded 1827. Setting: 420-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $32.8 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4316 per student. Total enrollment: 9,076. Faculty: 608 (208 full-time, 400 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 2,906 applied, 43% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 39% from top quarter, 75% from top half. 4 National Merit Scholars, 18 class presidents, 15 valedictorians, 211 student government officers. Full-time: 5,092 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 646 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 44 states and territories, 61 other countries, 17% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 12% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% international, 33% 25 or older, 76% live on campus, 14% transferred in. Retention: 69% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/journalism; social sciences; visual and performing arts. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4 for daytime programs; quarters and trimesters for evening programs. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at St. Louis Private College Consortium, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri-Columbia. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum ACT score of 20 or minimum SAT score of 900, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.25 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $18,240 includes full-time tuition ($12,000), mandatory fees ($240), and college room and board ($6000). College room only: $3000. Part-time tuition: $330 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 65 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 6% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Lindenwood Student Government, American Humanics, Delta Zeta, Honors College, Inter-cultural Club. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Homecoming, Welcome Week. Student services: career placement services. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,856 college housing spaces available; 2,775 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Butler Library with 122,461 books, 19,250 microform titles, 28,830 serials, 1,531 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $762,885. 160 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

St. Charles was one of the first settlements on the Missouri River. It is located 20 miles from St. Louis. An airport is located ten miles away. Community facilities include restaurants, shopping, churches, hospital, hotels, motels, and recreation centers. Swimming, boating, and skating are some of the recreational activities found in St. Charles County.

? LINN STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE G-8

One Technology Dr.
Linn, MO 65051-9606
Tel: (573)897-5000
Free: 800-743-TECH
Admissions: (573)897-5196
Web Site: http://www.linnstate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 249-acre rural campus. Endowment: $48,357. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6540 per student. Total enrollment: 878. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 976 applied, 61% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 14% from top quarter, 28% from top half. Full-time: 785 students, 9% women, 91% men. Part-time: 93 students, 19% women, 81% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 2 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 13% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 58% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at PTA-Jefferson City, MO, LPH, MIM, MNT-Mexico, MO. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview, driving record, physical examination, ACT. Placement: ACT, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required for some. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $4080 full-time, $136 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8160 full-time, $272 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $630 full-time, $21 per credit part-time. College room and board: $1870. College room only: $1445.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Skills USA-VICA, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government Association, Aviation Club, Electricity Club. Major annual events: Welcome Back Bash, Casino Night, Valentine Dance. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, controlled dormitory access, indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras. 144 college housing spaces available; 131 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Linn State Technical College Library plus 2 others with 13,774 books, 132 serials, 729 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $236,863. 51 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? LOGAN UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC P-14

1851 Schoettler Rd., Box 1065
Chesterfield, MO 63006-1065
Tel: (636)227-2100
Free: 800-533-9210
Fax: (636)227-9338
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.logan.edu/

Description:

Independent, upper-level, coed. Awards bachelor's and first professional degrees. Founded 1935. Setting: 111-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $11 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $475,268. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6590 per student. Total enrollment: 1,076. Faculty: 87 (41 full-time, 46 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 207 applied, 96% were admitted. Full-time: 76 students, 22% women, 78% men. Part-time: 35 students, 34% women, 66% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 1 other country, 61% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 42% 25 or older, 86% transferred in. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Tuition: $3420 full-time, $95 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $330 full-time, $110 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 24 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities. Most popular organizations: Pi Kappa Chi, Lambda Kappa Chi, Omega Sigma Pi, Student American Chiropractic Association, Student International Chiropractic Association. Major annual events: Field Day, Homecoming, Graduation celebrations. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Learning Resources Center with 10,777 books, 225 serials, 1,972 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $525,743. 75 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? LONGVIEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-4

500 Southwest Longview Rd.
Lee's Summit, MO 64081-2105
Tel: (816)672-2000
Admissions: (816)672-2249
Web Site: http://www.mcckc.edu

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Metropolitan Community Colleges System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 147-acre suburban campus with easy access to Kansas City. System endowment: $2.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2970 per student. Total enrollment: 5,667. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 963 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 2,419 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 3,248 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 11% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.03% international, 29% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 55% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Johnson County Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2190 full-time, $73 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3990 full-time, $133 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5400 full-time, $180 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: national fraternities. Most popular organizations: student newspaper, student government, Phi Theta Kappa, Longview Mighty Voices Choir, Longview Broadcasting Network. Major annual events: family Easter celebration, Fall Dance, College Transfer Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Longview Community College Library with 56,266 books, 1,583 microform titles, 288 serials, 806 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $452,150. 650 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri Kansas City.

? MAPLE WOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-3

2601 Northeast Barry Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64156-1299
Tel: (816)437-3000
Admissions: (816)437-3108
Web Site: http://www.mcckc.edu

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Metropolitan Community Colleges System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 205-acre suburban campus. System endowment: $2.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2705 per student. Total enrollment: 4,442. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 856 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,817 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 2,625 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 26% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 59% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Johnson County Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for veterinary technology. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2190 full-time, $73 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3990 full-time, $133 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5400 full-time, $180 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time, $5 per hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: national fraternities. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Council, Art Club, Friends of All Cultures, Phi Theta Kappa, Engineering Club. Major annual events: Spring Fest, Family Christmas, Blood Drive. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Maple Woods Community College Library with 32,906 books, 21,488 microform titles, 250 serials, 783 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $405,755. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri-Kansas City.

? MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS F-12

13550 Conway Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63141-7299
Tel: (314)529-9300
Free: 800-627-9855
Admissions: (314)529-9350
Fax: (314)529-9927
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.maryville.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1872. Setting: 130-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $29.9 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $63,580. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6848 per student. Total enrollment: 3,223. Faculty: 343 (99 full-time, 244 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,357 applied, 73% were admitted. 24% from top 10% of their high school class, 54% from top quarter, 84% from top half. 12 valedictorians, 3 student government officers. Full-time: 1,610 students, 74% women, 26% men. Part-time: 1,049 students, 74% women, 26% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 21 other countries, 12% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 6% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 39% 25 or older, 32% live on campus, 14% transferred in. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Fontbonne University, Lindenwood University, Webster University, Missouri Baptist University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview, audition, portfolio. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $24,670 includes full-time tuition ($17,000), mandatory fees ($320), and college room and board ($7350). College room only: $6425. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $510 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $80 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 33 open to all. Most popular organizations: Campus Activity Board, Physical Therapy Club, Maryville University Student Government, Community Service Club, Campus Crusade for Christ. Major annual events: NEXFALAWANACYA ('Next Fall I Want to See You' spring semester send-off programs), Cram Jam, Activities Fair. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, video security system in residence halls, self-defense and education programs. 576 college housing spaces available; 538 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Maryville University Library with 209,418 books, 521,965 microform titles, 4,920 serials, 11,257 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.1 million. 401 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The campus is located at Highway 40/I-64 and Woods Mill Road, 2 miles west of I-270 in West St. Louis County. The campus is nestled on 130 acres of rolling hills, with wooded areas, creeks, and two lakes. It is within 20 minutes of downtown St. Louis which provides many social, cultural, athletic, and entertainment facilities including, the St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Science Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, Municipal Opera, ballet, rock performances, theaters, restaurants, a world renown zoo, a large park system, as well as professional baseball, hockey, soccer, and football, and an International airport.

? MESSENGER COLLEGE J-3

PO Box 4050
Joplin, MO 64803
Tel: (417)624-7070
Fax: (417)624-5070
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.messengercollege.edu/

Description:

Independent Pentecostal, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1987. Setting: 16-acre suburban campus with easy access to Springfield. Endowment: $289,532. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1286 per student. Total enrollment: 100. 45 applied, 87% were admitted. 5 valedictorians, 5 student government officers. Full-time: 84 students, 45% women, 55% men. Part-time: 16 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 17 states and territories, 49% from out-of-state, 6% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 4% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 23% 25 or older, 7% transferred in. Retention: 71% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, part-time degree program, external degree program, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 3 recommendations, health form, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $8910 includes full-time tuition ($4950), mandatory fees ($460), and college room and board ($3500). Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $165 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organizations: Special Projects Team-Community Service, H.I.M Club-Heart in Missions Club. Major annual events: Spring Banquet, sports events, College Days. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols. 98 college housing spaces available; 64 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. McDole-McDonald Library with 28,874 books, 114 serials, 326 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $20,000. 5 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE (CAPE GIRARDEAU) J-13

1732 North Kingshighway
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Tel: (573)334-9181
Fax: (573)334-0617
Web Site: http://www.metrobusinesscollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Total enrollment: 118. 50% 25 or older.

Entrance Requirements:

Entrance: minimally difficult.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available.

? METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE (JEFFERSON CITY) F-8

1407 Southwest Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tel: (573)635-6600
Free: 800-467-0786
Fax: (573)635-6999
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.metrobusinesscollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1979. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $10,905 per student. Total enrollment: 155. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 61 applied, 75% were admitted. Full-time: 140 students, 89% women, 11% men. Part-time: 15 students, 100% women. 1% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 19% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: essay, high school transcript, interview, Wonderlic. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Tuition: $8385 full-time. Mandatory fees: $125 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling.

? METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE (ROLLA) H-8

1202 East State Route 72
Rolla, MO 65401
Tel: (573)364-8464
Free: 800-467-0785
Admissions: (314)364-8464
Fax: (573)364-8077
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.metrobusinesscollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Founded 1979.

? METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE E-3

1775 Universal Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64120
Tel: (816)482-5210
Free: 800-841-7158
Web Site: http://www.mcckc.edu

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Metropolitan Community Colleges. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1995. Setting: 23-acre urban campus. Endowment: $2.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $7742 per student. Total enrollment: 602. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 68 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 118 students, 9% women, 91% men. Part-time: 484 students, 10% women, 90% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 2 other countries, 2% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 5% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 64% 25 or older, 2% transferred in. Retention: 26% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: semesters.

Costs Per Year:

Area resident tuition: $2190 full-time, $730 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3990 full-time, $133 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5400 full-time, $180 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time, $5 per hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center/Library with an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $887. 355 computers available on campus for general student use.

? MIDWEST INSTITUTE (EARTH CITY) F-11

4260 Shoreline Dr.
Earth City, MO 63045
Tel: (314)344-3334
Fax: (314)344-0495
Web Site: http://www.midwestinstitute.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

? MIDWEST INSTITUTE (KIRKWOOD) F-11

10910 Manchester Rd.
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Tel: (314)965-8363
Fax: (314)965-1558
Web Site: http://www.midwestinstitute.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Founded 1963.

? MINERAL AREA COLLEGE H-11

PO Box 1000
Park Hills, MO 63601-1000
Tel: (573)431-4593
Admissions: (573)518-2206
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mineralarea.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1922. Setting: 240-acre rural campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $2.1 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3969 per student. Total enrollment: 2,820. 697 applied, 100% were admitted. 9% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 67% from top half. Full-time: 1,605 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 1,215 students, 71% women, 29% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 36% 25 or older, 3% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at East Central College, Jefferson College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for allied health programs, law enforcement programs. Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT, ACT COMPASS required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Area resident tuition: $2160 full-time, $72 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2880 full-time, $96 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3540 full-time, $118 per credit hour part-time. College room only: $2475.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, Phi Theta Kappa, Psi Beta, MAC Ambassadors, Phi Beta Lambda. Major annual events: Spring Picnic, Club Awareness Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 208 college housing spaces available; 119 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. C. H. Cozen Learning Resource Center with 32,228 books, 3,068 microform titles, 214 serials, 4,859 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $227,861. 226 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Park Hills (population 10,000) is located in east-central Missouri, 60 miles south of St. Louis. Kentucky, Illinois and Arkansas are not too distant. District facilities include most denominations of churches, four newspapers, four radio station and parks. Outdoor activities are hunting and fishing, tennis, golf.

? MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY F-12

One College Park Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63141-8660
Tel: (314)434-1115; 877-434-1115
Admissions: (314)392-2291
Fax: (314)434-7596
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mobap.edu/

Description:

Independent Southern Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1964. Setting: 65-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $3 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2919 per student. Total enrollment: 4,460. Faculty: 191 (58 full-time, 133 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 551 applied, 52% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 61% from top half. Full-time: 1,202 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 2,283 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 26 states and territories, 29 other countries, 13% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 11% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 27% 25 or older, 17% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Maryville University of Saint Louis, Lindenwood University, Fontbonne College, Webster University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: electronic application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, recommendations, interview. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $19,640 includes full-time tuition ($13,230), mandatory fees ($610), and college room and board ($5800). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and location. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $460 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $30 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 11 open to all. Most popular organizations: Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Missouri State Teacher's Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Ministerial Alliance. Major annual events: homecoming, Hanging of the Green, The MoBap Perk. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, self-defense classes. 239 college housing spaces available; 231 were occupied in 2003-04. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Jung-Kellogg Library with 91,115 books, 45,595 microform titles, 450 serials, 4,596 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $288,125. 122 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus.

Community Environment:

See Washington University.

? MISSOURI COLLEGE F-12

10121 Manchester Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63122-1583
Tel: (314)821-7700
Web Site: http://www.mocollege.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Total enrollment: 560. Students come from 4 states and territories, 42% 25 or older.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Required: essay, interview. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY J-3

3950 East Newman Rd.
Joplin, MO 64801-1595
Tel: (417)625-9300; (866)818-MSSU
Admissions: (417)625-9537
Fax: (417)659-4429
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mssu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1937. Setting: 350-acre small town campus. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2115 per student. Total enrollment: 5,473. Faculty: 308 (206 full-time, 102 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 1,576 applied, 99% were admitted. 18% from top 10% of their high school class, 43% from top quarter, 72% from top half. Full-time: 3,849 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 1,624 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 27 states and territories, 34 other countries, 14% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 38% 25 or older, 10% live on campus. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; health professions and related sciences; security and protective services. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Nevada Consortium. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, standardized test scores; class rank, SAT or ACT. Recommended: ACT. Required for some: 2 recommendations, Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $3750 full-time, $125 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7500 full-time, $250 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $166 full-time, $83 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $4480. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 81 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Koinonia, Campus Activities Board, Residence Hall Association, Baptist Student Union, Student Senate. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Homecoming, Career Fair. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, security at campus events, emergency vehicle assistance, safety awareness information to students. 750 college housing spaces available; 530 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Spiva Library with an OPAC and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.1 million. 448 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located in southwest Missouri at the northern gateway of the Ozark Resort area, Joplin (population 46,000) is surrounded by numerous spring fed fishing streams in scenic hill country. The city has many manufacturing and wholesale firms as well as industry involving the mining and processing of zinc ore. All forms of commercial transportation are available. Part-time employment is available. There are over 100 churches, 14 elementary schools, 1 junior high school, 1 high school, 2 four-year colleges, and 2 hospitals.

? MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY J-5

901 South National
Springfield, MO 65804-0094
Tel: (417)836-5000
Free: 800-492-7900
Admissions: (417)836-5521
Fax: (417)836-6334
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.missouristate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1905. Setting: 225-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $38.2 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $6.2 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2076 per student. Total enrollment: 18,928. Faculty: 1,027 (728 full-time, 299 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 6,866 applied, 77% were admitted. 22% from top 10% of their high school class, 49% from top quarter, 81% from top half. 86 valedictorians. Full-time: 12,630 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 3,527 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 82 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 16% 25 or older, 24% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at National Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 7/20. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $4920 full-time, $164 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9840 full-time, $328 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $534 full-time. College room and board: $5294. College room only: $3462.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 260 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities. Most popular organizations: Residence Hall Association, Campus Crusade, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Student Government Association. Major annual events: New Student Festival, Homecoming, May Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, on-campus police substation. 4,034 college housing spaces available; 3,970 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Meyer Library plus 3 others with 1.7 million books, 1 million microform titles, 4,238 serials, 33,547 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.6 million. 1,800 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Springfield (population 140,000) is Missouri's third largest city and is within one hour's drive from many of the popular resort and vacation areas of the southwest Missouri Ozark region. Springfield has become a major health care center for the region and is home to several major businesses and industries including Bass Pro Shops, General Electric, Kraft, and Associated Wholesale Grocers.

? MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST PLAINS K-8

128 Garfield
West Plains, MO 65775
Tel: (417)255-7255
Admissions: (417)255-7955
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.wp.missouristate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri State University. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 11-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,675. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 469 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 886 students, 67% women, 33% men. Part-time: 789 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 6 other countries, 4% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 10% 25 or older, 6% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for the nursing program which requires a separate application with a March 1 deadline. Admission eligibility requirements include a ranking score computation based on GPA and ACT. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $102 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $204 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $77 per term part-time. College room and board: $4586.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Chi Alpha, Adult Students in Higher Education, Lambda Lambda Lambda, Programming Board. Major annual events: Homecoming, University Life Talent Show, Welcome Week Dance. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 60 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Garnett Library with 21,210 books, 10,836 microform titles, 189 serials, 714 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $214,473. 58 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? MISSOURI TECH F-12

1167 Corporate Lake Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63132-1716
Tel: (314)569-3600
Fax: (314)569-1167
Web Site: http://www.motech.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1932. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 201. 27 applied, 56% were admitted. Full-time: 44 students, 5% women, 95% men. Part-time: 157 students, 13% women, 87% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 20% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 17% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 56% 25 or older, 6% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: ACT. Required for some: interview, minimum ACT score of 20. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Most popular organizations: student council, President's Club. Major annual events: Graduation Ceremony, Picnic. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. 15 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE E-6

500 East College
Marshall, MO 65340-3197
Tel: (660)831-4000
Admissions: (660)831-4157
Fax: (660)831-4039
Web Site: http://www.moval.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Presbyterian Church. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1889. Setting: 140-acre small town campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $3.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2415 per student. Total enrollment: 1,623. 1,345 applied, 67% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 19% from top quarter, 41% from top half. 12 class presidents, 14 valedictorians, 47 student government officers. Full-time: 1,377 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 246 students, 68% women, 32% men. Students come from 40 states and territories, 29 other countries, 34% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 13% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 8% international, 12% 25 or older, 73% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 45% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters plus 2 summer sessions. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: essay, 3 recommendations, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Comprehensive fee: $20,250 includes full-time tuition ($14,500) and college room and board ($5750).

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 33 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 30% of eligible men and 25% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, Valley players, American Humanics. Major annual events: Homecoming, Family Weekend, Spring Fest. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, controlled dormitory access. 1,117 college housing spaces available; 1,043 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Murrell Memorial Library plus 1 other with 61,907 books, 25,463 microform titles, 391 serials, 1,399 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $240,653. 250 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Marshall, population 15,000, is located 80 miles east of Kansas City and bus transportation is available. Community recreational facilities include a bowling alley, skating rink, and a philharmonic orchestra. The Indian Foothills Park, at the eastern city limits, provides tennis courts, ball fields, a golf course, swimming, fishing, and picnic grounds.

? MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY C-2

4525 Downs Dr.
St. Joseph, MO 64507-2294
Tel: (816)271-4200
Free: 800-662-7041
Admissions: (816)271-4267
Fax: (816)271-5833
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1915. Setting: 744-acre suburban campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $6.1 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $69,501. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5600 per student. Total enrollment: 5,248. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 2,606 applied, 100% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 27% from top quarter, 55% from top half. Full-time: 3,800 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 1,448 students, 63% women, 38% men. Students come from 31 states and territories, 7 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 12% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 22% 25 or older, 28% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 59% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; security and protective services. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 6/1. Notification: continuous until 8/10.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $4380 full-time, $146 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8010 full-time, $267 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $398 full-time, $12 per credit part-time, $35. College room and board: $4756. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 6% of eligible men and 3% of eligible women are members. Major annual events: homecoming, Family Day, Springfest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,045 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Warren E. Hearnes Library with 147,509 books, 110,808 microform titles, 1,068 serials, 13,705 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.1 million. 300 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located in America's heartland, St. Joseph was one of only 10 cities nationwide to receive the prestigious 1997 All-America City Award. A thriving business community has seen St. Joseph grow from a booming frontier town to the market place for the four-state area of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. With a population of 72,000, St. Joseph boasts metropolitan advantages blended with small town flavor. The city offers 26-miles of parkway system, Olympic-size ice rink, YMCA and YWCA, St. Joseph Symphony, Performing Arts Association Arts Association, Robidoux Resident Theatre, and 13 museums, including the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art; Jesse James House; Pony Express Stables and the St. Joseph Museum.

? MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-7

101 College Ave.
Moberly, MO 65270-1304
Tel: (660)263-4110
Free: 800-622-2070
Fax: (660)263-6252
Web Site: http://www.macc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1927. Setting: 32-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 3,835. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 25% from top quarter of their high school class, 58% from top half. Full-time: 1,818 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 2,017 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 17 states and territories, 12 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 24% 25 or older, 1% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 57% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, law enforcement programs. Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: ACT, ACT ASSET. Required for some: ACT, ACT ASSET. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1740 full-time, $58 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2550 full-time, $85 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3960 full-time, $132 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $300 full-time, $10 per credit hour part-time. College room only: $1800.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 9 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 10% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Nurses Association, Child Care Club, Delta Epsilon Chi, Brother Ox. Major annual events: theatrical production, Fall Picnic, Spring Picnic. Campus security: student patrols, extensive surveillance. 42 college housing spaces available; 25 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Kate Stamper Wilhite Library with 23,027 books, 80 microform titles, 88 serials, 1,393 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $189,446. 750 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Moberly (population 13,000) is the county seat of Randolph County, in central Missouri. The town is served by one major railroad and the Omar Bradley Airport. Community facilities include churches of all denominations, a regional hospital, and Little Dixie Regional Library. A moderately large shopping district is available. Student employment is available in retail, restaurants, filling stations, and warehouses. Housing may be found in hotels, motels, and apartments. Outdoor activities are golf, boating, fishing, hunting, baseball, and tennis.

NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY E-3

4200 Blue Ridge Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64133-1612
Tel: (816)353-4554
Fax: (816)353-1176
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.national.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Part of National College. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1941. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 380. Students come from 2 states and territories, 5 other countries, 97% 25 or older. Retention: 81% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, co-op programs. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/12.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, Student Senate. Major annual events: Martin Luther King Day, Annual Student Picnic, Christmas Festival. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center plus 1 other with 1,500 books and 60 serials. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI COLLEGE B-5

1301 Main St.
Trenton, MO 64683-1824
Tel: (660)359-3948
Free: 800-880-6180
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ncmissouri.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1925. Setting: 2-acre small town campus. Endowment: $423,653. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2881 per student. Total enrollment: 1,342. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 519 applied, 58% were admitted. Full-time: 702 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 640 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 7 states and territories, 1 other country, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 0.1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 25% 25 or older, 9% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for health occupations programs. Option: Peterson's Universal Application. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1680 full-time, $56 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $2550 full-time, $85 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3570 full-time, $119 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $450 full-time, $15 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to location. College room and board: $4149. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group. Social organizations: local fraternities, local sororities. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: controlled dormitory access. 140 college housing spaces available; 123 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. North Central Missouri College Library with 20,627 books and 104 serials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $86,603. 159 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

A rural location in central north Missouri, Trenton (population 6,700) has 11 churches, libraries, a hospital, and numerous civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations. Several lakes are nearby offering excellent fishing, swimming, and boating. City parks also provide facilities for recreation. Part-time employment is available.

? NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY B-2

800 University Dr.
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Tel: (660)562-1212
Free: 800-633-1175
Admissions: (660)562-1587
Fax: (660)562-1121
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1905. Setting: 240-acre small town campus with easy access to Kansas City. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $332,801. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6092 per student. Total enrollment: 6,249. Faculty: 259 (243 full-time, 16 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 3,655 applied, 45% were admitted. 19% from top 10% of their high school class, 45% from top quarter, 80% from top half. Full-time: 4,719 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 642 students, 57% women, 43% men. Students come from 36 states and territories, 12 other countries, 34% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 7% 25 or older, 49% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 72% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Missouri Western State College, Truman State University, North Central Missouri College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $5535 full-time, $172.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9540 full-time, $306 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $465 full-time, $12 per credit hour part-time, $105 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $5492. Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 125 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 16% of eligible men and 16% of eligible women are members. Most popular organization: student government. Major annual events: Homecoming, Family Day, Greek Week. Student services: health clinic, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 2,500 college housing spaces available; 2,150 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. B. D. Owens Library plus 1 other with 326,919 books, 962,095 microform titles, 8,873 serials, 5,624 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.8 million. 2,450 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Maryville (population 10,000) is a rural area in northwest Missouri. Dormitories, fraternity houses, and private homes provide housing. Community facilities include a library, 13 churches, a hospital, and several civic, national, and international branches of clubs and organizations are represented. Train and bus transportation is available. 90 miles from Kansas City, 45 from St. Joseph, 110 from Omaha and 125 from Des Moines.

? OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE J-3

1111 North Main St.
Joplin, MO 64801-4804
Tel: (417)624-2518
Free: 800-299-4622
Fax: (417)624-0090
Web Site: http://www.occ.edu/

Description:

Independent Christian, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1942. Setting: 110-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 799. 332 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 33 states and territories, 13 other countries, 57% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 25% 25 or older, 63% live on campus. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, 4 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/5.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run radio station. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: Family Outreach Group, God's Spokesman, Imagine. Major annual events: Parents' Day, Living Christmas Tree, preaching/teaching convention. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, 12-hour patrols by trained security personnel. 577 college housing spaces available; 511 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Seth Wilson Library with 59,808 books, 182 microform titles, 362 serials, 21,289 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 28 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE J-5

PO Box 5958
Springfield, MO 65801
Tel: (417)895-7000
Admissions: (417)895-7136
Fax: (417)895-7161
Web Site: http://www.otc.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1990. Setting: 20-acre urban campus. Endowment: $3867. Total enrollment: 8,488. 1% from top 10% of their high school class, 21% from top quarter, 32% from top half. Full-time: 4,232 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 4,256 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 37 states and territories, 2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 25% 25 or older, 38% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Southwest Missouri State University.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Beta Lambda. Major annual event: Annual Student Picnic. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center plus 1 other with 6,000 books, 190 serials, and an OPAC. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? PARK UNIVERSITY Q-2

8700 NW River Park Dr.
Parkville, MO 64152-3795
Tel: (816)741-2000
Free: 800-745-7275
Admissions: (816)584-6728
Fax: (816)741-4462
Web Site: http://www.park.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1875. Setting: 800-acre suburban campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $39 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4226 per student. Total university enrollment: 5,448. Total unit enrollment: 13,253. Faculty: 889 (97 full-time, 792 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 352 applied, 74% were admitted. 11% from top 10% of their high school class, 36% from top quarter, 73% from top half. 2 class presidents, 1 valedictorian, 20 student government officers. Full-time: 1,002 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 11,686 students, 47% women, 53% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 91 other countries, 80% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 21% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 73% 25 or older, 1% live on campus, 16% transferred in. Retention: 66% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; psychology; security and protective services. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Kansas City Professional Development Council. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay. Required for some: 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $11,956 includes full-time tuition ($6776) and college room and board ($5180). Part-time tuition: $242 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: World Student Union, Student Senate, Radio Club, Latin American Student Organization, Marketing Club. Major annual events: Harvest Fest, Spring Fling, Christmas on the River. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 227 college housing spaces available; 162 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Option: coed housing available. McAfee Memorial Library with 150,503 books, 90,000 microform titles, 591 serials, 1,233 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $874,128. 143 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri-Kansas City.

? PATRICIA STEVENS COLLEGE F-12

330 North Fourth St., Ste. 306
St. Louis, MO 63102
Tel: (314)421-0949
Free: 800-871-0949
Fax: (314)421-0304
Web Site: http://www.patriciastevenscollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1947. Setting: urban campus. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3700 per student. Total enrollment: 212. Students come from 4 states and territories, 42% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 0.5% Hispanic, 47% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 37% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: essay, recommendations. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 35 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? PENN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-3

3201 Southwest Traffic way
Kansas City, MO 64111
Tel: (816)759-4000
Admissions: (816)759-4101
Web Site: http://www.mcckc.edu

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Metropolitan Community Colleges System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 25-acre urban campus. System endowment: $2.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4599 per student. Total enrollment: 4,627. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 785 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,457 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 3,170 students, 73% women, 27% men. Students come from 6 states and territories, 5% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 29% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.03% international, 54% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 52% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Johnson County Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for allied health programs. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2190 full-time, $73 per hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3990 full-time, $133 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5400 full-time, $180 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $150 full-time, $5 per hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: national fraternities. Most popular organizations: Black Student Association, Los Americanos, Phi Theta Kappa, Fashion Club. Major annual events: Black History Month, Spring Fling, homecoming. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Penn Valley Community College Library with 91,428 books, 89 microform titles, 89,242 serials, 355 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $449,705. 1,058 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri Kansas City.

? PINNACLE CAREER INSTITUTE E-3

15329 Kensington Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64147-1212
Tel: (816)331-5700
Web Site: http://www.pcitraining.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates and transfer associate degrees. Total enrollment: 170. 354 applied, 57% were admitted.

Entrance Requirements:

Application deadline: 6/1.

? RANKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE F-12

4431 Finney Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63113
Tel: (314)371-0233; (866)4RA-NKEN
Fax: (314)371-0241
Web Site: http://www.ranken.edu/

Description:

Independent, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1907. Setting: 10-acre urban campus. Endowment: $39 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2598 per student. Total enrollment: 1,423. 920 applied, 92% were admitted. Full-time: 743 students, 4% women, 96% men. Part-time: 680 students, 4% women, 96% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 40% from out-of-state, 40% 25 or older, 1% live on campus. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, interview. Placement: SAT or ACT required. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $95. Tuition: $10,000 full-time, $725 per term part-time. Mandatory fees: $140 full-time, $95 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 6 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, student government, Women's Support Group, Instrumentation Society of America, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America. Major annual events: Spirit Days, Wacky Olympics, Canned Food and Toy Drive. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 12 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Ashley Gray Jr. Learning Center with 11,000 books, 182 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 85 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? RESEARCH COLLEGE OF NURSING E-3

2252 East Meyer Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64132
Tel: (816)995-2800
Free: 800-842-6776
Admissions: (816)276-4733
Fax: (816)276-3526
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.researchcollege.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Rockhurst University. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees (bachelor's degree offered jointly with Rockhurst College). Founded 1980. Setting: 66-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 213. 94 applied, 77% were admitted. 24% from top 10% of their high school class, 67% from top quarter, 95% from top half. Full-time: 184 students, 93% women, 7% men. Part-time: 3 students, 100% women. Students come from 7 states and territories, 0% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 5% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 30% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.8 high school GPA, interview, minimum ACT score of 20. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 6/30. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $25,640 includes full-time tuition ($18,900), mandatory fees ($640), and college room and board ($6100). College room only: $3100. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and location. Part-time tuition: $630 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to class time and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 75% of eligible men and 75% of eligible women are members. Major annual events: Mass of the Holy Spirit, Polar Walk, homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,800 college housing spaces available; 1,000 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Greenlease Library with 150,000 books, 675 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 125 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY E-3

1100 Rockhurst Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110-2561
Tel: (816)501-4000
Free: 800-842-6776
Admissions: (816)501-4100
Fax: (816)501-4241
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.rockhurst.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic (Jesuit), comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1910. Setting: 35-acre urban campus. Endowment: $39.4 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $7667 per student. Total enrollment: 2,944. Faculty: 217 (127 full-time, 90 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 1,775 applied, 74% were admitted. 31% from top 10% of their high school class, 65% from top quarter, 87% from top half. 6 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,261 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 830 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 26 states and territories, 16 other countries, 33% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 7% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 14% 25 or older, 49% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 89% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Kansas City Area Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 6/30. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. One-time mandatory fee: $60. Comprehensive fee: $25,110 includes full-time tuition ($18,500), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($5900). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $630 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $25 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 54 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 7% of eligible men and 8% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Board, Organization of Collegiate Women, Black Student Union, Student Organization of Latinos, College Players. Major annual events: homecoming, Greek Week, Family Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, closed-circuit TV monitors. 700 college housing spaces available; 627 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Greenlease Library with 597,800 books, 223,100 microform titles, 750 serials, 3,494 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $699,000. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Missouri-Kansas City.

? SAINT CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-11

4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr.
St. Peters, MO 63376-0975
Tel: (636)922-8000
Admissions: (636)922-8229
Fax: (636)922-8236
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.stchas.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1986. Setting: 234-acre small town campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $5.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3715 per student. Total enrollment: 6,870. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 1,677 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 3,378 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 3,492 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 6 other countries, 0% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 52% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, allied health programs. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Recommended: high school transcript. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2280 full-time. State resident tuition: $3360 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $4980 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, SCCCC Roller Hockey Club, Student Senate, Criminal Justice Student Organization, Human Services Student Organization. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Fall Fun Blitz, lunchtime seminars. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 54,110 books, 37,219 microform titles, 8,282 serials, 7,624 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $684,379. 117 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? ST. LOUIS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE F-11

1360 Grandview Dr.
Florissant, MO 63033-6499
Tel: (314)837-6777
Free: 800-887-SLCC
Fax: (314)837-8291
Web Site: http://www.slcconline.edu/

Description:

Independent Christian, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1956. Setting: 20-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $577,910. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4758 per student. Total enrollment: 213. 55 applied, 76% were admitted. 19% from top 10% of their high school class, 38% from top quarter, 69% from top half. Full-time: 143 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 70 students, 51% women, 49% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 3 other countries, 37% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 27% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 42% 25 or older, 38% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: early admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $13,450 includes full-time tuition ($8000), mandatory fees ($450), and college room and board ($5000). Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $250 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $450 per semester hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: World Christians Unlimited, Drama Club, pep band. Major annual events: Jam Fest, Jesus Encounter, Junior High Winterfest. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, controlled dormitory access, night security. 150 college housing spaces available; 92 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. St. Louis Christian College Library with 39,728 books, 144 serials, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $70,631. 11 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? ST. LOUIS COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS F-12

909 South Taylor Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110-1511
Web Site: http://www.slchc.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

? ST. LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY F-12

4588 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110-1088
Tel: (314)367-8700
Admissions: (314)446-8313
Fax: (314)367-2784
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.stlcop.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards master's and first professional degrees. Founded 1864. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Endowment: $62.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $9826 per student. Total enrollment: 1,093. Faculty: 105 (60 full-time, 45 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 686 applied, 35% were admitted. 34% from top 10% of their high school class, 75% from top quarter, 97% from top half. 23 valedictorians. 53% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 12% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 40% live on campus. Retention: 85% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 2/1, 11/1 for early decision plan 1, 1/1 for early decision plan 2. Notification: 4/1, 11/30 for early decision plan 1, 1/30 for early decision plan 2.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Comprehensive fee: $26,690 includes full-time tuition ($18,900), mandatory fees ($280), and college room and board ($7510). Part-time tuition: $810 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 70% of eligible men and 65% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Gateway Academy of Student Pharmacists, Student Council, International Student Council, student ambassadors, Student Alumni Association. Major annual events: homecoming, Organization Fair (Welcome Week). Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 380 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. O. J. Cloughly Alumni Library with 68,187 books, 5,259 microform titles, 234 serials, 802 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $480,817. 75 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT FLORISSANT VALLEY F-12

3400 Pershall Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63135-1499
Tel: (314)513-4200
Admissions: (314)595-4258
Fax: (314)513-2224
Web Site: http://www.stlcc.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of St. Louis Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 108-acre suburban campus. Students come from 31 other countries, 53% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/19. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $78 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $103 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $138 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 20 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 20% of eligible men and 15% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Nurses Association, Women in New Goals, Florissant Valley Association of the Deaf, Student Government Association. Major annual events: awareness days, school spirit days, Children's Christmas Party. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. 90,021 books and 655 serials. 470 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT FOREST PARK F-12

5600 Oakland Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110-1316
Tel: (314)644-9100
Admissions: (314)644-9131
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.stlcc.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of St. Louis Community College System. Awards transfer associate and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 34-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 7,610. 1,282 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 11 states and territories, 4% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 43% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 60% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for allied medical programs. Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/22. Notification: continuous. Preference given to district residents.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. St. Louis Community College Library with 72,713 books, 511 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 369 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT MERAMEC F-11

11333 Big Bend Blvd.
Kirkwood, MO 63122-5720
Tel: (314)984-7500
Admissions: (314)984-7609
Fax: (314)984-7117
Web Site: http://www.stlcc.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of St. Louis Community College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 80-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1304 per student. Total enrollment: 12,607. Students come from 10 states and territories, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 42% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at The New England Banking Institute. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, paramedic, occupational therapy, physical therapy programs. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required for some: high school transcript, interview. Placement: Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Scuba Club, International Club, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Horticulture Club. Major annual events: Las Vegas Night, Friday Night Movies, barbecues. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Meramec Library with 58,911 books and 500 serials. 420 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY F-12

221 North Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103-2097
Tel: (314)977-2222
Free: 800-758-3678
Admissions: (314)977-3415
Fax: (314)977-7136
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.slu.edu

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic (Jesuit), university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1818. Setting: 373-acre urban campus. Endowment: $750.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $13,653 per student. Total enrollment: 11,823. Faculty: 1,094 (616 full-time, 478 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 8,105 applied, 78% were admitted. 36% from top 10% of their high school class, 66% from top quarter, 90% from top half. 9 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 6,817 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 604 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 51 states and territories, 51 other countries, 54% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 8% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 4% 25 or older, 52% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 86% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Washington University in St. Louis. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, secondary school report form, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 10/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $34,678 includes full-time tuition ($26,250), mandatory fees ($198), and college room and board ($8230). College room only: $4700.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 100 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 19% of eligible men and 15% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Student Activities Board, Black Student Alliance, International Student Federation. Major annual events: Student Activities Fair, Spring Fever, Billiken World Festival. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, crime prevention program, bicycle patrols, pamphlets, posters, films. 3,442 college housing spaces available; 3,137 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Pius XII Memorial Library plus 2 others with 1.9 million books, 2.6 million microform titles, 13,999 serials, 195,126 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $9 million. 1,350 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Washington University.

? SAINT LUKE'S COLLEGE E-3

4426 Wornall Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Tel: (816)932-2233
Admissions: (816)932-2073
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.saintlukescollege.edu/

Description:

Independent Episcopal, upper-level, coed. Administratively affiliated with Saint Luke's Hospital. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1903. Setting: 3-acre urban campus. Endowment: $1.8 million. Total enrollment: 109. Full-time: 96 students, 91% women, 9% men. Part-time: 13 students, 100% women. Students come from 5 states and territories, 6 other countries, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 9% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 51% 25 or older, 48% transferred in. Retention: 90% of full-time entering class returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Summer session for credit, co-op programs.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Tuition: $8850 full-time, $295 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $620 full-time, $180 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organization: Saint Luke's Student Nurse Association. Major annual events: College Picnic, College Spring Banquet. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. 20 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE (FENTON) Q-15

1203 Smizer Mill Rd.
Fenton, MO 63026
Tel: (636)349-4900
Free: 800-456-7222
Fax: (636)349-9170
Web Site: http://www.sanford-brown.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Education Management Corporation. Awards certificates, diplomas, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1868. Setting: 6-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Total enrollment: 440. 92 applied, 86% were admitted. Full-time: 394 students, 68% women, 32% men. Part-time: 46 students, 48% women, 52% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 8% from out-of-state, 75% 25 or older. Core. Services for LD students, independent study, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, CPAt. Entrance: minimally difficult.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Most popular organizations: Paralegal Club, peer advisors, student council, Accounting Club, student ambassadors. Major annual events: Christmas Party, Summer Party. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, trained security personnel from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. College housing not available. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE (HAZELWOOD) O-15

75 Village Square
Hazelwood, MO 63042
Tel: (314)731-1101
Admissions: (314)731-5200
Web Site: http://www.sanford-brown.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1868. Setting: 1-acre campus with easy access to St. Louis. Total enrollment: 600. Students come from 3 other countries. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Social organizations: 4 open to all. Most popular organizations: Paralegal Club, peer advisors, student council, Accounting Club. Major annual events: Christmas Party, Nursing Graduation Party, Summer Party. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 32 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE (NORTH KANSAS CITY) Q-2

520 East 19th Ave.
North Kansas City, MO 64116
Tel: (816)472-7400
Free: 800-456-7222
Admissions: (816)472-0275
Fax: (816)472-0688
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.sanford-brown.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1992. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 300. Students come from 2 states and territories. Services for LD students, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 18 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE (ST. CHARLES) F-11

3555 Franks Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63301
Tel: (314)949-2620
Admissions: (636)949-2620
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.sanford-brown.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1868. Setting: 2-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2500 per student. 500 applied, 80% were admitted. Students come from 2 states and territories, 60% 25 or older, 5% live on campus. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Required for some: Thurston Mental Alertness Test. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: student council, PBL, Paralegal Club. Major annual events: Campus Bar-B-Que, Summer Picnic, Christmas Luncheon. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. Option: coed housing available. Learning Resource Center with 1,350 books and 60 serials. 40 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES J-13

1819 Broadway
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Tel: (573)334-6825
Fax: (573)339-7805
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.southeastmissourihospital.com/college/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, coed. Founded 1928. Calendar: six 7-week terms per year.

? SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY J-13

One University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-4799
Tel: (573)651-2000
Admissions: (573)651-2590
Web Site: http://www.semo.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1873. Setting: 693-acre small town campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $35.8 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $411,394. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5684 per student. Total enrollment: 10,292. Faculty: 608 (400 full-time, 208 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 4,060 applied, 89% were admitted. 15% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 65% from top half. 2 National Merit Scholars, 37 valedictorians. Full-time: 6,796 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 2,172 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 39 states and territories, 35 other countries, 12% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 9% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 18% 25 or older, 28% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: 10/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $4764 full-time, $158.80 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8619 full-time, $287.30 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $381 full-time, $12.70 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. College room and board: $5351. College room only: $3270. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 14 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 14% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, Residence Hall Association, Marketing Club, Student Activities Council. Major annual events: Family Weekend, Homecoming Week, Greek Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,748 college housing spaces available; 2,400 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Option: coed housing available. Kent Library with 411,992 books, 1.3 million microform titles, 2,781 serials, 9,400 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.7 million. 1,022 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Cape Girardeau (population 35,800) was founded in 1793 as an Indian trading post. It is now a progressive industrial city. Commercial transportation is convenient; other community facilities include many churches, hospitals, shopping areas and a library. Part time employment is available.

? SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY I-5

1600 University Ave.
Bolivar, MO 65613-2597
Tel: (417)326-5281
Free: 800-526-5859
Admissions: (417)328-1817
Fax: (417)328-1514
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.sbuniv.edu/

Description:

Independent Southern Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1878. Setting: 152-acre small town campus. Endowment: $15.2 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5400 per student. Total enrollment: 3,440. Faculty: 246 (105 full-time, 141 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 720 applied, 85% were admitted. 20% from top 10% of their high school class, 43% from top quarter, 74% from top half. Full-time: 1,778 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 923 students, 75% women, 25% men. Students come from 43 states and territories, 13 other countries, 30% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 27% 25 or older, 64% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 68% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; psychology; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Mountain View Center, Salem Center, Springfield Center. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: 3 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $18,300 includes full-time tuition ($13,300), mandatory fees ($800), and college room and board ($4200). College room only: $2200. Part-time tuition: $530 per hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 27 open to all. Most popular organizations: small group ministries, Christian Service Organization, Student Government Association, Student Missouri State Teachers Association, revival teams. Major annual events: homecoming, Mass Advisement Day, Commencement. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 1,126 college housing spaces available; 940 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Harriett K. Hutchens Library plus 3 others with 193,821 books, 481,593 microform titles, 10,939 serials, 11,202 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1 million. 261 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The county seat of Polk County, Bolivar (population 8,000) is in the midst of a recreational area and is the center of a developing lake region. There is bus transportation to Springfield and Kansas City from Bolivar. A community concert association, allied with Columbia Artists Management of New York, brings quality musical attractions to Bolivar each season. The Southwest Regional Library which serves three counties is located here.

? SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE J-5

1010 West Sunshine
Springfield, MO 65807-2488
Tel: (417)864-7220
Free: 800-475-2669
Fax: (417)865-5697
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.Springfield-college.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Part of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Awards terminal associate degrees. Founded 1976. Setting: 2-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 520. 60% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, CPAt. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 6 open to all; local fraternities. Most popular organizations: student government, Medical Assistant Club, Legal Club, Phi Beta Lambda, Collegiate Secretaries International. College housing not available. Springfield College Library with 3,000 books and 32 serials. 75 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Established as a trading post in 1636, Springfield is located on the Connecticut River in Southwestern part of the state. City is noted today for its diversified industries including the manufacture of firearms, plastics, chemicals, radio equipment, tires, paper, and electrical equipment. Ample part-time job opportunities available. Several movie theatres, municipal auditorium, drive-ins, summer theatre, two municipal golf courses, 150 parks, civic center, and playgrounds, swimming, skating, quadrangle of museums, public libraries, provide excellent recreational and cultural opportunities. Easy access to commercial, bus and rail service.

? STATE FAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-6

3201 West 16th St.
Sedalia, MO 65301-2199
Tel: (660)530-5800; 877-311-SFCC
Fax: (660)530-5820
Web Site: http://www.sfcc.cc.mo.us/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 128-acre small town campus. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1176 per student. Total enrollment: 3,391. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 40% from top half. Full-time: 1,690 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 1,701 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 16 states and territories, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 54% 25 or older. Retention: 55% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Midwest Student Exchange Program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for allied health programs. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Campus security: security during evening class hours. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Learning Resources Center with 36,000 books and 100 serials. 218 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Sedalia (population 20,000) is a rural community, and is the home of the Missouri State Fair. It is also an industrial area that produces truck bodies, brooms, mops, wheels, toolboxes, restaurant equipment, and fans. All forms of commercial transportation are available. Good shopping facilities, many churches, and various service clubs are a part of the community's facilities. Many part-time employment opportunities are available. Parks provide opportunities for recreation.

? STEPHENS COLLEGE E-7

1200 East Broadway
Columbia, MO 65215-0002
Tel: (573)442-2211
Free: 800-876-7207
Admissions: (573)876-7207
Fax: (573)876-7237
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.stephens.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1833. Setting: 86-acre urban campus. Endowment: $19.7 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $98,000. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6464 per student. Total enrollment: 824. Faculty: 91 (41 full-time, 50 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 546 applied, 77% were admitted. 19% from top 10% of their high school class, 59% from top quarter, 88% from top half. Full-time: 574 students, 98% women, 2% men. Part-time: 180 students, 94% women, 6% men. Students come from 41 states and territories, 3 other countries, 55% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 7% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 26% 25 or older, 70% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual and performing arts; communications/journalism; business/marketing; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at University of Missouri, Columbia College (MO). Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $28,475 includes full-time tuition ($20,500) and college room and board ($7975). College room only: $4760. Part-time tuition: $220 per hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 45 open to all; national sororities; 10% of women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Stephens Ambassadors Association, Stephens Christian Fellowship, Young Women's Political Caucus. Major annual events: Opening Convocation, Winter Formal, Honors Convocation. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 817 college housing spaces available; 320 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Option: women-only housing available. Hugh Stephens Library with 121,084 books, 11,067 microform titles, 534 serials, 4,764 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $306,765. 64 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Stephens College is located in Columbia, Missouri. Situated between Kansas City and St. Louis, Columbia is the cultural, medical, and business center of mid-Missouri. Often called "College Town, USA", Columbia is also the home of Columbia College and the University of Missouri. Stephens students have easy access to Columbia's shopping, dining, and entertainment offerings.

? THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE K-11

2080 Three Rivers Blvd.
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901-2393
Tel: (573)840-9600; 877-TRY-TRCC
Admissions: (573)840-9675
Web Site: http://www.trcc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 70-acre rural campus. Endowment: $655,356. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2260 per student. Total enrollment: 2,935. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 619 applied, 100% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 58% from top half. 8 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,622 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 1,313 students, 71% women, 29% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 2% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 9% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 38% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $1830 full-time, $61 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2940 full-time, $98 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $3660 full-time, $122 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $375 full-time, $8.50 per credit hour part-time. College room only: $3114.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: student government, PTK, PBL, Alpha Beta Gamma, Lambda Alpha Epsilon. Major annual events: Fall Celebration, Spring Celebration, Annual Monter Mass. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 188 college housing spaces available; 167 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Rutland Library with 36,960 books, 7,527 microform titles, 238 serials, 1,027 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $177,500. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Poplar Bluff, population 25,000, is a metropolitan area in southeast Missouri where the climate is temperate and living is pleasant. The community has two private general hospitals, one veteran's hospital, many churches, a library, and numerous civic organizations. Many natural streams and lakes within driving distance of the city provide excellent facilities for all outdoor sports. Part-time jobs are available.

? TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY B-7

100 East Normal St.
Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
Tel: (660)785-4000
Admissions: (660)785-4114
Fax: (660)785-7456
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.truman.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1867. Setting: 140-acre small town campus. Endowment: $21.1 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $573,413. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6707 per student. Total enrollment: 5,803. Faculty: 378 (353 full-time, 25 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 4,883 applied, 83% were admitted. 48% from top 10% of their high school class, 80% from top quarter, 99% from top half. 16 National Merit Scholars, 137 valedictorians. Full-time: 5,460 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 111 students, 45% women, 55% men. Students come from 44 states and territories, 51 other countries, 23% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 1% 25 or older, 48% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 86% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Reis Biological Station. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview, ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 3/1, 11/15 for early action. Notification: continuous, 12/15 for early action. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. One-time mandatory fee: $150. State resident tuition: $5740 full-time, $239 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9920 full-time, $413 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $72 full-time. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. College room and board: $5380. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 210 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 30% of eligible men and 20% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Campus Christian Fellowship, Alpha Phi Omega, Student Ambassadors, Alpha Sigma Gamma, Baptist Student Union. Major annual events: Homecoming, Dog Days (spring carnival), Lyceum Series. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, patrols by commissioned officers. 2,926 college housing spaces available; 2,794 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Pickler Memorial Library with 492,916 books, 1.5 million microform titles, 3,468 serials, 39,284 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $2.5 million. 900 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Kirksville, Missouri, is located in the northeastern part of the state, a3to 4-hour drive from Kansas City, St. Louis, and Des Moines, Iowa, and 80 miles west of historic Hannibal, Missouri, and Quincy, Illinois. The town is served by a direct Amtrak connection from Chicago and Quincy, IL. A municipal airport provides daily flights to and from Kansas City. Kirksville offers an environment for serious study in a community where higher education is the focal point. Besides University students, the community is home to 17,000 townspeople and nearly 250 medical students at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA E-7

Columbia, MO 65211
Tel: (573)882-2121
Admissions: (573)882-7786
Fax: (573)882-7887
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.missouri.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of University of Missouri System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's and first professional certificates. Founded 1839. Setting: 1,358-acre small town campus. Endowment: $442.8 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $162.9 million. Total enrollment: 27,985. Faculty: 1,149 (1,066 full-time, 83 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 12,404 applied, 83% were admitted. 27% from top 10% of their high school class, 57% from top quarter, 88% from top half. 31 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 19,979 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 1,396 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 52 states and territories, 85 other countries, 19% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 6% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 5% 25 or older, 39% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 84% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; communications/journalism; engineering. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Mid-Missouri Associated Colleges and Universities, National Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, specific high school curriculum, SAT or ACT, specific high school curriculum. Recommended: ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $6495 full-time, $216.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,272 full-time, $542.40 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1250 full-time, $32.07 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $6245. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 442 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 21% of eligible men and 24% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Students Association, Residence Hall Association, Honors International Organization. Major annual events: Homecoming, Student Activities Mart, Journalism Week. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 9,207 college housing spaces available; 8,210 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Ellis Library plus 11 others with 3.2 million books, 6.9 million microform titles, 15,808 serials, 22,705 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $14.2 million. 1,615 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The University rests in the heart of Columbia, a growing city of more than 76,000. Cited for its excellent educational opportunities and quality of life, Columbia has ranked among the top most livable cities in the United States for more than a decade, according to Money Magazine. Columbia combines the benefits of a large city - a wide selection of lodging, dining, shopping, cultural and sporting opportunities - with the friendly atmosphere and convenience of a small town. All forms of public transportation are available. Situated midway between St. Louis and Kansas City (each about two hours away), Columbia also is within a two-hour drive for the Lake of the Ozarks recreation area, which provides opportunities for many outdoor sports.

? UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY E-3

5100 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Tel: (816)235-1000
Free: 800-775-8652
Admissions: (816)235-1111
Fax: (816)235-1717
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.umkc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of University of Missouri System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's and first professional certificates. Founded 1929. Setting: 191-acre urban campus. Endowment: $189.9 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $35.6 million. Total enrollment: 14,310. Faculty: 1,055 (641 full-time, 414 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 3,018 applied, 75% were admitted. 30% from top 10% of their high school class, 55% from top quarter, 84% from top half. Full-time: 5,676 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 3,815 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 46 other countries, 24% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 15% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 30% 25 or older, 13% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 71% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: liberal arts/general studies; business/marketing; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at other campuses of the University of Missouri System. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $6819 full-time, $227.30 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $17,085 full-time, $569.50 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 75 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 13% of eligible men and 20% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: African-American Student Association, International Student Council, Alpha Phi Omega, Activities and Programs Council. Major annual events: International Food and Culture Night, Welcome Fest/Roo Fair, Greek Week. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,700 college housing spaces available; 867 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Miller-Nichols Library plus 3 others with 1.3 million books, 2.4 million microform titles, 7,222 serials, 451,563 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $6.3 million. 671 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

One of the country's largest railroad centers, Kansas City is also a great manufacturing city and an important distributing point located at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. All forms of commercial transportation are convenient. Extensive cultural activities are available. Recreational facilities are numerous. Swope Park is one the largest municipal playgrounds in the country that contains 1,705 acres, two golf courses, tennis courts, picnic grounds, a zoo, swimming pool and a lagoon for boating. Kansas City is the home of the Chiefs of the National Football League and Royals baseball team of the American League. The Country Club district in the southern part of the city has gained international attention as a model for city planning. Each home in this district is planned to harmonize with its surroundings, and careful selection of European art objects beautify street corners.

? UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA H-8

1870 Miner Circle
Rolla, MO 65409-0910
Tel: (573)341-4111
Free: 800-522-0938
Admissions: (573)341-4164
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.umr.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of University of Missouri System. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1870. Setting: 284-acre small town campus. Endowment: $63.8 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $28.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $10,061 per student. Total enrollment: 5,407. 1,942 applied, 90% were admitted. 40% from top 10% of their high school class, 71% from top quarter, 94% from top half. 44 National Merit Scholars, 37 valedictorians. Full-time: 3,747 students, 22% women, 78% men. Part-time: 374 students, 31% women, 69% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 33 other countries, 20% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 8% 25 or older, 56% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 83% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at University of Missouri-Columbia. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval (c), Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 7/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $6451 full-time, $216.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,576 full-time, $542.40 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1041 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, degree level, and program. College room and board: $5840. College room only: $3570. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 197 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 27% of eligible men and 24% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: student government, service organizations, academic organizations. Major annual events: homecoming, St. Patrick's celebration, Parents' Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, crime prevention programs. 1,400 college housing spaces available. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Curtis Laws Wilson Library with 255,768 books, 45,827 microform titles, 1,495 serials, 6,353 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $2.6 million. 800 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Rolla, population 15,000, is one of the most scenic sections of the Ozarks, where excellent fishing and hunting are available. Situated in the center of Missouri, on Interstate 44. A number of churches of most denominations, a hospital, clinics, a library and civic organizations are all a part of the community services. Lake and river recreation available, caves to explore, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, golf courses, and bowling alleys provide recreation. Part time employment for students is available. Rolla originally was an Ozarks farm trade center. After the establishment of the university campus, several large and important federal and state government agencies located here. Today the community is unusual in its concentration of about 1,000 professional engineers, geologists, cartographers, mathematicians, and technicians who are employed by these offices.

? UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS F-12

One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Tel: (314)516-5000
Admissions: (314)516-5451
Fax: (314)516-5310
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.umsl.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of University of Missouri System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 350-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $43.3 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $6.2 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3358 per student. Total enrollment: 15,561. Faculty: 693 (371 full-time, 322 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 2,207 applied, 52% were admitted. 21% from top 10% of their high school class, 50% from top quarter, 83% from top half. Full-time: 5,887 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 6,732 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 34 states and territories, 88 other countries, 5% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 17% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 38% 25 or older, 8% live on campus, 21% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; social sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Southern Illinois University, Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Charles Community College, Mineral Area Community College, East Central Community College, Jefferson Community College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, CBHE Core Requirements, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $6495 full-time, $216.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,272 full-time, $542.40 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1123 full-time, $43.20 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $6428. College room only: $4561. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 120 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Associated Black Collegians, Pierre laclede Honors College Student Association, Residence Hall Council, International Student Association. Major annual events: Fall Expo/Campus Picnic, Mirthday, Welcome Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,000 college housing spaces available; 960 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Thomas Jefferson Library plus 2 others with 1.1 million books, 1.3 million microform titles, 3,305 serials, 3,878 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $4.4 million. 1,000 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-KANSAS CITY CAMPUS E-3

901 East 104th St., Ste. 301
Kansas City, MO 64131-4517
Tel: (816)943-9600
Free: 800-228-7240
Admissions: (480)557-1712
Fax: (816)943-6675
Web Site: http://www.phoenix.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 2002. Total enrollment: 1,297. Faculty: 127 (8 full-time, 119 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 8:1. 52 applied. Full-time: 1,020 students, 61% women, 39% men. 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 7% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 13% international, 88% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer and information sciences. Core. Calendar: continuous. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: 1 recommendation. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $110. Tuition: $11,145 full-time, $371.50 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $560 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. University Library with 444 books, 666 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. System-wide operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.2 million.

? UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ST. LOUIS CAMPUS F-12

Riverport Lakes West
13801 Riverport Dr., Ste. 102
St. Louis, MO 63043-4828
Tel: (314)298-9755
Free: 800-228-7240
Admissions: (480)557-1712
Fax: (314)291-2901
Web Site: http://www.phoenix.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 2000. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,026. Faculty: 167 (12 full-time, 155 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 6:1. 50 applied. Full-time: 869 students, 57% women, 43% men. 0% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Hispanic, 8% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% international, 88% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer and information sciences. Core. Calendar: continuous. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: 1 recommendation. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $110. Tuition: $11,550 full-time, $385 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $560 full-time, $70 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. University Library with 444 books, 666 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. System-wide operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.2 million.

? UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-SPRINGFIELD CAMPUS J-5

1260 E. Kingsley St.
Springfield, MO 65804-7211
Free: 800-228-7240
Admissions: (480)557-1712
Web Site: http://www.phoenix.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Total enrollment: 259. Faculty: 35 (3 full-time, 32 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 4:1. 33 applied. Full-time: 220 students, 54% women, 46% men. 0% from out-of-state, 3% international. Core. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: 1 recommendation. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $110. Tuition: $9450 full-time, $315 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $560 full-time, $70 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. University Library with 444 books, 666 serials, and a Web page. System-wide operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.2 million.

? VATTEROTT COLLEGE (KANSAS CITY) E-3

8955 East 38th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64129
Tel: (816)861-1000
Free: 800-466-3997
Fax: (816)861-1400
Web Site: http://www.vatterott-college.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Calendar: semesters.

? VATTEROTT COLLEGE (O'FALLON)

927 East Terra Ln.
O'Fallon, MO 63366
Tel: (636)978-7488
Fax: (636)978-5121
Web Site: http://www.vatterott-college.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

? VATTEROTT COLLEGE (ST. ANN) F-11

3925 Industrial Dr.
St. Ann, MO 63074-1807
Tel: (314)428-5900
Free: 800-345-6018
Web Site: http://www.vatterott-college.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 5-acre suburban campus with easy access to St. Louis. Total enrollment: 580. Full-time: 580 students, 19% women, 81% men. 0.3% Hispanic, 56% black, 0.2% Asian American or Pacific Islander. Calendar: continuous.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available. Main library plus 7 others with a Web page. 240 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? VATTEROTT COLLEGE (ST. JOSEPH) C-2

3131 Frederick Ave.
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Tel: (816)364-5399
Free: 800-282-5327
Fax: (816)364-1593
Web Site: http://www.vatterott-college.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas and terminal associate degrees. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 260. Calendar: semesters.

Costs Per Year:

Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

? VATTEROTT COLLEGE (ST. LOUIS) F-12

12970 Maurer Industrial Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63127
Tel: (314)843-4200
Fax: (314)843-1709
Web Site: http://www.vatterott-college.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Total enrollment: 600. Calendar: semesters.

? VATTEROTT COLLEGE (SPRINGFIELD) J-5

1258 East Trafficway St.
Springfield, MO 65802
Tel: (417)831-8116
Free: 800-766-5829
Fax: (417)831-5099
Web Site: http://www.vatterott-college.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Part of Vatterott College. Awards diplomas and terminal associate degrees. Setting: 2-acre urban campus. Core. Internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, interview.

Costs Per Year:

Tuition: $8800 full-time. Mandatory fees: $900 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to degree level and program. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organization: Computer Club. Major annual events: Fall Student Appreciation, Summer Appreciation. Campus security: alarm devices and personnel during open hours; security alarms during closed hours. College housing not available. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS F-12

1 Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Tel: (314)935-5000
Free: 800-638-0700
Admissions: (314)935-6000
Fax: (314)935-4290
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.wustl.edu

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1853. Setting: 169-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $4.4 billion. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $369.6 million. Total enrollment: 13,383. Faculty: 1,081 (850 full-time, 231 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 7:1. 21,515 applied, 19% were admitted. Full-time: 6,169 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 1,297 students, 59% women, 41% men. Students come from 53 states and territories, 66 other countries, 88% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 9% black, 10% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 1% 25 or older, 75% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 96% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: engineering; social sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Consortium on Financing Higher Education. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, portfolio for art and architecture programs. Entrance: most difficult. Application deadlines: 1/15, 11/15 for early decision plan 1. Notification: 4/1, 12/15 for early decision plan 1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $55. Comprehensive fee: $44,240 includes full-time tuition ($32,800), mandatory fees ($988), and college room and board ($10,452). College room only: $6402.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 200 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 25% of eligible men and 25% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: community service organizations, student government/programming groups, performing arts groups, multicultural interest groups. Major annual events: Thurtene Carnival, W.I.L.D. (concert festival), Homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 4,590 college housing spaces available; 4,519 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. John M. Olin Library plus 13 others with 1.6 million books, 3.3 million microform titles, 47,266 serials, 72,672 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $29.4 million. 2,500 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? WEBSTER UNIVERSITY F-12

470 East Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119-3194
Tel: (314)968-6900
Free: 800-75-ENROL
Admissions: (314)968-6991
Fax: (314)968-7115
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.webster.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1915. Setting: 47-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $40.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4178 per student. Total enrollment: 7,327. Faculty: 807 (172 full-time, 635 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 1,468 applied, 55% were admitted. 23% from top 10% of their high school class, 48% from top quarter, 83% from top half. 20 class presidents, 11 valedictorians, 69 student government officers. Full-time: 2,558 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 965 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 39 states and territories, 40 other countries, 20% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 12% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 32% 25 or older, 27% live on campus, 14% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; communications/journalism; visual and performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Fontbonne College, Lindenwood College, Maryville University of Saint Louis, Eden Theological Seminary, Missouri Baptist College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, audition. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 6/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $23,947 includes full-time tuition ($17,210) and college room and board ($6737). College room only: $3586. Full-time tuition varies according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $445 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 47 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Marketing Communications Club, Residential Housing Association. Major annual events: Webster Works Worldwide Community Service Day, Springfest, Homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 500 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Emerson Library with 271,047 books, 137,000 microform titles, 1,598 serials, 16,303 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $2.6 million. 330 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

A suburban area 10 miles from St. Louis, Webster Groves (population 27,455) has the convenience of all major forms of transportation. The shopping facilities here are excellent, numerous civic and service organizations are active. Webster Groves also enjoys the recreational and cultural advantages of St. Louis. Other facilities include a library, and churches of major denominations. Some part-time employment is available.

? WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY AND JUNIOR COLLEGE E-4

1880 Washington Ave.
Lexington, MO 64067
Tel: (660)259-2221
Fax: (660)259-2677
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.wma1880.org/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, coed. Awards transfer associate degrees. Founded 1880. Setting: 130-acre small town campus with easy access to Kansas City. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $7960 per student. Total enrollment: 561. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 456 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 234 students, 46% women, 54% men. Part-time: 327 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 22 states and territories, 4 other countries, 18% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 10% 25 or older, 0.2% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 9/11. Notification: 9/11.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100. One-time mandatory fee: $25. Tuition: $3480 full-time, $145 per hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Major annual events: Kansas City Symphony concert, Artist Series, Field Days. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 100 college housing spaces available; 80 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Sellers-Coombs Library with 18,890 books, 6,655 microform titles, 49 serials, 919 audiovisual materials, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $15,704. 35 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? WESTMINSTER COLLEGE F-8

501 Westminster Ave.
Fulton, MO 65251-1299
Tel: (573)642-3361
Free: 800-475-3361
Admissions: (573)592-5251
Fax: (573)592-5227
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.westminster-mo.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Presbyterian Church. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1851. Setting: 65-acre small town campus. Endowment: $39.8 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $140,000. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6167 per student. Total enrollment: 918. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 1,155 applied, 79% were admitted. 14% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 64% from top half. 7 valedictorians. Full-time: 896 students, 42% women, 58% men. Part-time: 22 students, 77% women, 23% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 16 other countries, 29% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 10% international, 1% 25 or older, 80% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Chicago Urban Studies Semester, American University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation, minimum ACT score of 21 or minimum SAT score of 970, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, minimum 2.5 high school GPA. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $21,170 includes full-time tuition ($14,600), mandatory fees ($430), and college room and board ($6140). College room only: $3170. Part-time tuition: $750 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 68% of eligible men and 64% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Environmentally Concerned Students, International Student Club, Habitat for Humanity, Little Brother/Little Sister. Major annual events: Leadership Challenge, Take Back the Night, Wellness Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, well-lit campus. 460 college housing spaces available; 427 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Reeves Memorial Library plus 1 other with 114,402 books, 19,012 microform titles, 3,074 serials, 9,095 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $339,913. 140 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

? WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE E-3

500 College Hill
Liberty, MO 64068-1843
Tel: (816)781-7700; 888-2JEWELL
Fax: (816)415-5027
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.jewell.edu/

Description:

Independent Baptist, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees (also offers evening program with significant enrollment not reflected in profile). Founded 1849. Setting: 200-acre small town campus with easy access to Kansas City. Endowment: $66.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $8196 per student. Total enrollment: 1,331. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,681 applied, 64% were admitted. 33% from top 10% of their high school class, 65% from top quarter, 91% from top half. 18 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,285 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 46 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 12 other countries, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 6% 25 or older, 62% live on campus, 8% transferred in. Retention: 81% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview. Required for some: SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $25,660 includes full-time tuition ($20,150) and college room and board ($5510). College room only: $2320.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 47 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 33% of eligible men and 31% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Christian student ministries, College Union activities, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, UNITY, Amnesty International. Major annual events: homecoming, Hanging of the Green/Lighting of the Quad, Undergraduate Research Colloquium. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 906 college housing spaces available; 725 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Charles F. Curry Library with 260,119 books, 207,784 microform titles, 868 serials, 27,617 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.3 million. 160 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

A suburban community, Liberty is 13 miles northeast of Kansas City and enjoys all of the cultural and recreational advantages afforded by its proximity to a major metropolitan area of 1.5 million people. Several points of interest are the State Ballet of Missouri, the Kansas city Symphony, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City also offers professional football and baseball. The Harriman Fine Arts Program provides great performances from such artists as Itzhak Perlman, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and Yo Yo Ma.

? WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY F-8

One University Ave.
Fulton, MO 65251-1098
Tel: (573)642-2251
Free: 800-995-3159
Admissions: (573)592-4221
Fax: (573)592-1146
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.williamwoods.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1870. Setting: 170-acre small town campus with easy access to St. Louis. Endowment: $10.1 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1108 per student. Total enrollment: 3,047. Faculty: 114 (50 full-time, 64 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 792 applied, 68% were admitted. 15% from top 10% of their high school class, 40% from top quarter, 77% from top half. Full-time: 808 students, 76% women, 24% men. Part-time: 365 students, 72% women, 28% men. Students come from 37 states and territories, 13 other countries, 19% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 3% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 31% 25 or older, 80% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 76% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer and information sciences; agriculture. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at University of Missouri-Columbia, Westminster College (MO), Stephens College, Lincoln University (MO). Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 16 hours college prep; SAT or ACT, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, 2 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, Rolling for nonresidents. Notification: continuous, continuous for nonresidents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,020 includes full-time tuition ($14,700), mandatory fees ($420), and college room and board ($5900). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $490 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $15 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities; 22% of eligible men and 29% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Campus Crusade for Christ, Leader Scholars, Hunter Jumper Show Team. Major annual events: student organization activities fair, Snowball (campus-wide formal), Casino Night. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, controlled dormitory access. 670 college housing spaces available; 565 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Dulany Library with 139,986 books, 11,129 microform titles, 11,713 serials, 19,556 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $165,469. 105 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The wooded Missouri landscape provides a scenic setting for residents of the area. Colleges, state educational and health facilities and professional industries are primary employers. Part-time employment is available. The regional area provides major medical centers, churches, libraries, restaurants, and recreational and entertainment facilities.