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FoundedPark University was founded in 1875 as an independent, liberal arts, four-year coeducational, residential Christian institution. PresentAn independent, private institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Park University currently enjoys a distinguished position in higher education as a growing entrepreneurial institution with 43 campus centers in 21 states including our extensive Online degree program. LocationsThe flagship campus of Park is located on its historic site in Parkville, Missouri (founded 1875) high on the bluff above the scenic Missouri River. Our Parkville Campus is 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City, 15 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport, and part of the KCI Business Corridor. The School for Extended Learning has established campus centers on military installations across the United States and Online. The School for Extended Learning has served the non-traditional, working adult student since 1972 by offering undergraduate programs in an accelerated format. Our
Graduate School is located in Downtown
Kansas City. We also have a campus in
Independence, Missouri and a new stand-alone Park
University Austin Campus in Austin, Texas. Student Profile
Fifty-three percent of our undergraduate students are upper division; four percent of our students are graduate students in six growing graduate programs (with major growth Online.) More than 50 percent of our total student population took at least one Online course in AY 2004. The students in Online and extended campuses study in an accelerated eight-week format throughout the year (five terms). Park has more than 50,000 separate online enrollments and we serve students in all military branches (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy) throughout the world. Park's traditional campus in Parkville is host to two-thirds of our more than 500 international students from more than 100 countries and our substantial and growing globalization program. Internationalization counts for much of our Online growth and our focus on global education. We are happy to report that we are an institution selected by ACE to participate in its Internationalization Collaboration during 2004-2005. Our multi-cultural and international programs are growing and impact all of our student learners throughout the world. ^Back to the Top | Park Home Page --------------------------------- University Resources |
Sixty percent of Park’s students take online and face-to-face classes.