by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Ozark Christian College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is pastoral counseling & specialized ministries.
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Ozark Christian College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
With an acceptance rate of 94%, Ozark Christian College has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Ozark Christian College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ozark Christian College is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Ozark Christian College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Ozark Christian College is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ozark Christian College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 629 undergraduates at Ozark Christian College with 494 being full-time and 135 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,817 | $15,466 | $16,815 | $18,608 | $19,226 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Ozark Christian College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ozark Christian College, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $5,747 a year. That adds up to $22,988 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Ozark Christian College make the most money.
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Contact details for Ozark Christian College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1111 N Main St, Joplin, MO 64801 |
| Phone: | 417-626-1234 |
| Website: | www.occ.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 89 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 20 | $31,345 |
| Sacred Music | 11 | NA |
| Missionary Studies | 8 | $21,498 |
| Religious Institution Administration and Law | 5 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 285 students took at least one online class at Ozark Christian College. This is an increase from the 172 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 285 | 100 |
| 2021-2022 | 172 | 53 |
| 2020-2021 | 188 | 80 |
| 2018-2019 | 117 | 51 |
Learn more about online learning at Ozark Christian College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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