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. Although students transfer from community colleges or from other four-year institutions, a majority of students are first-time, first year students.

The College is situated on 64 beautiful acres abundant with trees. At The College, we focus on broad learning and skills development. 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 proven to be quite successful in many fields and have held such positions as Federal Reserve Board, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, business ownership, and are inventors, government leaders, 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 also 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 supportive atmosphere. Ottawa University boasts a large number of student organizations on campus, as well as more than 25 varsity teams in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II.