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FoundedPark University was founded in 1875 as an independent, liberal arts, four-year coeducational, residential Christian institution. PresentAn independent, private institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Park University
currently enjoys a distinguished position in higher education as a growing
entrepreneurial institution with 43 campus centers in 21 states including our extensive Online degree program. LocationThe "main" flagship campus of Park is located on its historic site in Parkville, Missouri (founded 1875) high on the bluff above the scenic Missouri River. Our Parkville Campus is 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City, 15 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport, and part of the KCI Business Corridor. The School for Extended Learning has established campus centers on military installations across the United States and Online. The School for Extended Learning has served the non-traditional, working adult student since 1972 by offering undergraduate programs in an accelerated format. Our
Graduate School is located in Downtown
Kansas City. We also have a campus in
Independence, Missouri and a new stand-alone Park
University Austin Campus in Austin, Texas. Student Profile
Fifty-three percent of our undergraduate students are upper division; four percent of our students are graduate students in six growing graduate programs (with major growth Online.) More than 50 percent of our total student population took at least one Online course in AY 2004. The students in Online and extended campuses study in an accelerated eight-week format throughout the year (five terms). During AY 2004, we had more than 42,000 separate Online enrollments and we serve students in all military branches (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy) throughout the world. Park's traditional campus in Parkville is host to two-thirds of our more than 500 international students from more than 100 countries and our substantial and growing globalization program. Internationalization counts for much of our Online growth and our focus on global education. We are happy to report that we are an institution selected by ACE to participate in its Internationalization Collaboration during 2004-2005. Our multi-cultural and international programs are growing and impact all of our student learners throughout the world. Parkville Campus Profile
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Equal OpportunityPark University believes in fostering diversity in all personnel matters. It is
Park University's intent and desire in both academic and non-academic areas to
promote diversity by including minority groups characterized by race, color,
religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, age,
disability or veteran status. Procedures will be used to increase recruitment
among such groups at all levels of Park University in accordance with legal
principles. This commitment extends to any other group or class against which
discrimination is prohibited by state or federal law, including Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964.
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Approximately 60 percent of our students are active duty military, active duty
dependents, retired military, or Department of Defense.