College of the Ozarks
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| Motto | Hard Work U |
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| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1906 |
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Religious affiliation
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| Endowment | $427.27 million (2015) |
| President | Jerry C. Davis |
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Academic staff
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83 |
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Administrative staff
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190 |
| Students | 1,433 |
| Undergraduates | 1,433 |
| Address |
100 Opportunity Avenue Point Lookout, MO 65726 Tel. 1-800-222-0525 417-334-6411 36°37′05″N 93°14′26″W / 36.6181°N 93.2405°WCoordinates: 36°37′05″N 93°14′26″W / 36.6181°N 93.2405°W |
| Campus | Rural, 1,000-acre (1.6 sq mi; 404.7 ha) |
| Athletics | NAIA – MCAC |
| Nickname | Bobcats and Lady Cats |
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| Website | www |
College of the Ozarks is a Christian liberal-arts college, with its campus at Point Lookout near Branson and Hollister, Missouri, United States. It is 40 miles (60 km) south of Springfield on a 1,000-acre (1.6 sq mi; 404.7 ha) campus, overlooking Lake Taneycomo. The college has an enrollment of 1,433, a student-to-faculty ratio of approximately 16:1, over 30 academic majors, and degrees in Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.
The College charges no tuition for full-time students, due to its student work program and donations. The program requires students to work 15 hours a week at an on-campus work station and two 40-hour work weeks during breaks. A summer work program is available to cover room and board costs. The college refers to itself as "Hard Work U.", and places emphasis in "character" education.
The school was first proposed in 1901 as a high school by James Forsythe, pastor of the Forsyth, Missouri Presbyterian Church. Forsythe was from the St. Louis, Missouri area.
Forsythe was said to have been inspired to make the proposal after encountering a boy on a squirrel hunt who told him that his parents couldn't afford to send him to the closest high school 40 miles (60 km) away in Springfield, Missouri.
The School of the Ozarks opened on September 12, 1907, in a 75-by-50-foot (23-by-15-meter) building atop Mount Huggins (named for brothers Louis and William Huggins from St. Joseph, Missouri who were among the founders of Nabisco and had donated money for the school). In its first term it had enrollment of 180 with 36 boarders.
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