Originally established as a two-year normal school in 1905, Northwest Missouri State University is a state-assisted, four-year regional university that also offers graduate degree programs. The University is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor. Accreditations include the North Central Association, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Located in Maryville, the 370-acre campus is 90 miles from Kansas City, Missouri; 100 miles from Omaha, Nebraska and 140 miles southwest of Des Moines. The University also owns a 450-acre farm and participates in the management of a lakefront area east of Maryville.
In addition to online and interactive video academic delivery to its students, Northwest offers outreach programs at its Kansas City Center, on the campus of the Liberty (Mo.) Public School District, and the St. Joseph (Mo.) Center at 7th and Felix Streets.
Undergraduate students can select from 107 majors at Northwest, 70 minors and 19 pre-professional degree programs. There are 42 graduate degree offerings as well as five certificate programs.
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