The College

The campus in Ottawa, Kansas, is designed primarily for traditional 18-to-25-year-old students, although it attracts and serves nontraditional students as well. Students come from small towns and big cities throughout Kansas, the United States and the world. Students come to The College as first-time, first-year students and continue their education over the next four or five years. Other students transfer from community colleges or from other four-year institutions.

The College is situated on 64 beautiful acres abundant with trees. All Ottawa University Braves home football games are played at Peoples Bank Field. Upgraded in 2007, the field was named to honor the lead donor, Peoples Bank of Ottawa. In additon the new eight-lane, rubberized track was named in the fall of 2007 to honor long-time coach and mentor, Billy “Bo” Bryon Boucek. The stadium, which seats 1,100 fans and contains a well-designed press box and concession facilities, was built in 1973 with a donation from Dr. and Mrs. C. Omer West. The Dick Peters Memorial Sports Complex is home to The College’s baseball, softball and soccer fields.

At OU, we focus on skills development in addition to a well-rounded education. Academic programs focus on expanding career options by helping students learn how to think, write, speak, reason, compute, analyze, and solve problems. The strong liberal arts program at Ottawa University prepares students to become leaders in all areas of the professional arena. Ottawa University graduates have served on the Federal Reserve Board, are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, own their own businesses and are inventors, medical researchers, doctors, lawyers, teachers and ministers. A degree from Ottawa University prepares students to embark on challenges that lie before them and to prepare for a life of significance . The College offers majors leading to baccalaureate degrees and an MBA. The liberal arts program at The College is ideal for those students preparing to continue their education in graduate school. Since course requirements vary from one school to another, students interested in pre-law, pre-ministerial and pre-health care studies should seek academic advising from the appropriate advisor early in their academic career.

At The College, students build professional relationships with professors and classmates in a family atmosphere. Ottawa University boasts 19 student organizations on campus, as well as 14 varsity athletics in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II.