Ottawa University-Phoenix

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Ottawa University Phoenix is one of the campuses of Ottawa University, which was founded in 1865 and is known as OU. The main campus of OU is located in Ottawa, Kansas, and is often referred to as Residential College. The university also has additional campuses in Overland Park, Kansas; Jeffersonville, Indiana; Chandler, Arizona; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The campus was established in 1977 focusing on the higher educational needs of working adults. The university offers bachelor degree programs in more than 25 disciplines.

OU-Phoenix sports teams competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Their athletic teams are nicknamed the Braves. The men’s teams participate in baseball, football, soccer, cross country, golf, track and field, and basketball. The women’s teams compete in softball, basketball, cross country, volleyball, golf, and track and field.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• American Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, music, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Ottawa University-Phoenix participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,059 in 2009-2010 (1,426 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 39% of enrolled students and graduate students are 61%.

Students under 25 years old represent 7% of the student body. About 38% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Ottawa University-Phoenix offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (129 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Development
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (239 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Montessori Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (30 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (100 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Counseling Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling