University of Central Missouri

The University of Central Missouri is a comprehensive, public university dedicated to providing personalized higher education experiences for a diverse body of students. Through its commitment to service and excellence, UCM seeks to meet the educational needs of the region, with extended responsibility to meet state, national, and international needs through selected programs. The University of Central Missouri is in Warrensburg, a west central Missouri community of 16,350, located 50 miles southeast of Kansas City at the junction of Highways 50 and 13. The campus is easily reached by automobile or AMTRAK.

Including an airport and other special facilities, the university occupies more than 1,000 acres. The university offers over 150 graduate and undergraduate programs for over 14,000 students. UCM?s facilities are exceptional not only its modern classrooms, laboratories, technical developments, and residence halls, but also its airport, Pertle Springs Park, and recreational and sports areas.

With a university motto of ?Education for Service,? it is not surprising that the university?s faculty members have earned a reputation for teaching excellence, on and off campus. They have also distinguished themselves as scholars, achieving recognition in academic and professional organizations, in addressing learned societies, in performing in music and the arts, and in writing many books and journal articles.

The University of Central Missouri has two campus locations, a site office at Whiteman Air Force Base and an online presence. Both UCM campuses are centrally located in Missouri, which means students are close to just about everything. Campus life at UCM is active and creative, fun, and fantastic. Students will literally have hundreds of opportunities to get involved from student organizations to academic teams, to sororities and fraternities, athletics to intramural and club sports. By engaging in campus life at UCM, they will make new friends, develop their interests, cultivate talents, and express themselves.