by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Ozark Christian College was awarded 105 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is youth ministry.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
Ozark Christian College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Ozark Christian College has an acceptance rate of 98%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Ozark Christian College.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Ozark Christian College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ozark Christian College is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Ozark Christian College has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Ozark Christian College is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ozark Christian College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 629 undergraduates at Ozark Christian College with 494 being full-time and 135 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,895 | $14,203 | $16,326 | $18,729 | $19,395 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Ozark Christian College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ozark Christian College, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $5,494 a year. That adds up to $21,976 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Ozark Christian College is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Ozark Christian College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Ozark Christian College.
Contact details for Ozark Christian College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1111 N Main St, Joplin, MO 64801 |
| Phone: | 417-626-1236 |
| Website: | www.occ.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/Ozark1942 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 68 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 32 | $26,501 |
| Missionary Studies | 8 | $22,122 |
| Sacred Music | 4 | NA |
| Religious Institution Administration and Law | 3 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 2 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 172 students took at least one online class at Ozark Christian College. This is a decrease from the 188 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 172 | 53 |
| 2019-2020 | 188 | 80 |
| 2018-2019 | 186 | 66 |
| 2017-2018 | 117 | 51 |
| 2016-2017 | 116 | 42 |
Learn more about online learning at Ozark Christian College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.