Founded in 1865, Ottawa University is a comprehensive, not-for-profit
educational
institution affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. Ottawa’s
educational
mission brings together a residential College in Ottawa, Kansas, and adult
campuses in Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; Phoenix, Mesa,
Scottsdale, and Tempe, Arizona; Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Jeffersonville,
Indiana,
along with international instructional sites in Hong Kong, Singapore and
Malaysia.
Ottawa University has more than 8,500 students worldwide.
The campus in Ottawa, Kansas, is designed primarily for traditional
18-25-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.
In recognition of the growing demand for programs suited to the needs and
learning
styles of adults, the University opened its first adult campus in Kansas
City in 1974.
Additional campuses were opened in Arizona in 1977, Wisconsin in 1992 and
Indiana
in 2002. International programs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia were
added
in 1986. Ottawa University began its first graduate program in 1987 with the
addition
of the Master of Arts in Human Resources, offered at the Kansas City campus.
It is
now also offered at the Arizona campuses along with business administration,
counseling and education. The online Master of Business Administration
program
was initiated in 2001. Campuses in Arizona, Kansas City and Wisconsin also
have
Teacher Professional Education Programs, providing courses for certified
teachers.
Ottawa University also offers online programs at the graduate level in
business
administration, education and human resources and an undergraduate program
in
health care management. These programs require an intensive, face-to-face
classroom meeting over a weekend with the instructor and other students at
the
beginning of each course. The remainder of the course is conducted online.
Ottawa University also offers one completely online undergraduate program in
police science/law enforcement administration in cooperation with Rio Salado
College in Phoenix, Arizona.
