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Springfield College and University Information

Central Bible College

Year: Founded: 1922
Official url: cbcag.edu
Mailing address: 3000 North Grant Avenue, Springfield, MO 65803
Phone #: 417-833-2551 or 800-831-4CBC (4222)
Public or private: Private
If religiously affiliated, what denomination: Assemblies of God
Number of day students: 697 ('07-'08)
Number of night students: 23
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition cost (15-hour load) in-state/out-of-state: $9,400
Room and board cost: $4,816
Missouri/non-Missouri %: 48% Missouri Residents
Average class size: 16:1 ('07-'08)
Average GPA: 3.02
Academic honors or noteworthy programs (seminary?): N/A
# of student organizations (where can I find a list?): 31 (www.cbcag.edu/view.asp?p=4)
Diversity (ethinic makeup %): 12% ('07-'08)

Drury University

Founded: 1873
Official url: drury.edu
Mailing address: 900 N. Benton Ave., Springfield, MO 65802
Phone No.: 417-873-7879
Public or private: Private
If religiously affiliated, what denomination?: It’s complicated. Drury is religiously affiliated, but it’s not dogmatic the way, say, Evangel is. From the catalog: “Drury University was founded by Congregationalists and is in covenant as a church-related university with the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church. The university is proud of the heritage and traditions that result from these associations. As a church-related university, Drury has a chaplain, provides voluntary opportunities for worship and is committed to
the development of the whole person, including spiritual and ethical development.”
Number of day students: 1,608
Number of night students: 3,033 including 476 graduate students (College of Graduate and Continuing Studies has nine campuses: Springfield, Ava, Cabool, Ft. Leonard Wood, Lebanon, Monett, Rolla, St. Robert and Thayer.)
Acceptance rate: 75.7 percent
Tuition cost (15-hour load) in-state/out-of-state: $17,900 per year
Room and board cost: $6,384
Missouri/non-Missouri percentages: 77 percent Missouri; 23 percent non-Missouri
Average class size: 18
Average GPA: 3.73
Academic honors or noteworthy programs: Named one of the Best in the Midwest by the Princeton Review. U.S. News and World Report College Rankings: Drury ranked number 10 in Best Regional Universities in the Midwest; Drury ranked number 6 on Great Schools, Great Prices in the Midwest for Master’s-level universities. More than 50 percent of day school students studied abroad.
No. of student organizations: More than 90, including a 2008 National Champion men’s swimming and diving team and a 2008 national runner-up Women's swimming and diving team.
Diversity (ethinic makeup): 89 percent Caucasian, 2 percent African-American; 2 percent Hispanic; 2 percent Asian-American; 1 percent Native American/Inuit; 4 percent International students.

Evangel University

Founded: 1955
Official url: www.evangel.edu
Mailing address: 1111 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, MO 65802
Phone No.: 417-865-2811
Public or private: Private
If religiously affiliated, what denomination?: Assemblies of God
Number of day students: Approximately 1,500
Number of night students: Approximately 350
Acceptance rate: 75 percent
Tuition cost (15-hour load) in-state/out-of-state: $7,100/semester
Room and board cost: $2,705/semester
Missouri/non-Missouri %: No difference
Average class size: 25
Average GPA: N/A
No. of student organizations: Diversity (ethnic makeup %): 10% minority (Fall 2007)F
Famous alums: Phil Stanton, founding member of Blue Man Group; Sara Groves, Dove Award winning singer/songwriter (WORD/SONY Records); Dr. George O. Wood, General Superintendent, General Council of the Assemblies of God; Don Zimmerman, Senior Vice President, Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.

Missouri State University

Founded: 1905
Official url: www.missouristate.edu
Mailing address: 901 S. National Ave. Springfield, MO 65897
Phone number: 417-836-5000
Public or private: Public
Number of day students: No answer
Number of night students: No answer
Acceptance rate: No answer
Tuition cost (15-hour load) in-state/out-of-state: $3,128/$5,768 per semester
Room and board cost: $5,666/year
Missouri/non-Missouri percentage: Fall preliminary numbers for undergraduate degree-seeking students—89.7 percent–10.3 percent
Average class size: No answer
Average GPA: No answer
Academic honors or noteworthy programs: Numerous noteworthy programs
No. of student organizations: more than 250
Diversity (ethinic makeup %): Enrollment of foreign students in campus-based programs is 627, up 76 (13.8 percent). Enrollment of minority students (African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American combined) is 1,279, up 101 (8.6 percent).

Ozarks Technical Community College

Founded: 1990
Official url: otc.edu
Mailing address: Main campus: 1001 E. Chestnut Expwy, Springfield, MO 65802
Phone number: 417-447-7500
Public or private: Public
If religiously affiliated, what denomination?: n/a
Total enrollment: 11,167—10.4 percent increase from last year
Number of day students: 60 percent
Number of night students: 12 percent
Online students: 7 percent
Students taking some combination of day/night/online courses: 21 percent
Acceptance rate: 100 percent (open admission)
Tuition cost in-state/out-of-state: In-District = $1,170.00 In-State = $1,620.00 Out-of-State = $2,107.50 (for a 15 hour load)
Room and board cost: n/a
Missouri/non-Missouri %: 98 percent of OTC students come from Missouri; only 2 percent come from out-of-state.
Average class size: 20
Average GPA: Overall student GPA will look the same as any public, open-admission institution
# of student organizations: 41
Diversity (ethinic makeup %): The ethnic makeup of OTC’s student population reflects the community we serve. Black – 2%, Indian – 1%, Asian – 1.8%, Hispanic – 2%, Unknown – 2.6%, Caucasian – 90.5%
Famous alums: Ryan Nicholls, Director, Greene Country Office of Emergency Management. [Also, the sound man for Kenny Chesney, but I can’t reach the person who knows that alum’s name— I’ll get back to you as soon as I hear from them, if it won’t be too late for you to use!]

Note: Statistics provided by individual schools’ offices of public information. Special thanks to Mark Miller (Drury); Paul Logsdon (Evangel); Eric Eckert (Missouri State); and Dana Logsdon (OTC).