College Of The Ozarks

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

College of the Ozarks, founded in 1956 and also known as C of O, is a private, Christian liberal-arts college in the Ozarks between Branson and Hollister, Missouri at Point Lookout. It is spread across an area of 1,000 acres. C of O offers majors and minors in a vast range of subjects which includes Chemistry, Education, Communication Arts and Journalism. It also offers several pre-professional programs in Dietetics and Medical technology. It offers several special programs including the Character Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Major and Minor Programs and ROTC Program.

C of O has an active campus life. There are several faith-based groups that operate in the campus like Baptist Student Union and Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. There are several student organized festivals like the Spring Fest and Mud fest.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, drama and performing arts, conservation and resource management, media, and hospitality.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,334 in 2009-2010 (1,449 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

College Of The Ozarks provides on-campus housing for 1,104 of its 1,449 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 12 male students received the aid (men were 33% of those receiving aid) and 24 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 67% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (2 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (39 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Acting
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (46 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (8 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Restaurant/Food Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (32 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Journalism
• Printing Management
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Pre-Nursing Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (11 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology