After graduating here with a BSN, I can confidently recommend the school of nursing to people…read morewanting to start their nursing career. One of my favorite things about this school is the amount of study spaces they offer. On top of that, almost every study space is equipped with markers and a whiteboard which comes in handy when studying for big exams. Not only is the nursing building open for nursing students, but the medical building offers the same spaces with whiteboards, computers, small spaces, etc. Inside the nursing building includes a computer room that can be used for printing! Overall, the professors are competent, freindly, personable, and professional. I did not have any problems with any specific professors. They really want to see us succeed and will push us to be our best selves. They truely understand what it is like to be overwhelmed in nursing school and can relate to us UMKC nursing also offers an abundance of clinical hours. This was something that really helped me hone in on my skills and see nursing in action. Sometimes it is hard to imagine that the field is like from the classroom perspective, so seeing it live is incredibly helpful. Although the early mornings are hard, it is worth it. I did have some clinical instructors that would kind of disappear during clinicals. This program is hard. It is not a walk in the park and a lot of people had to redo classes. But this school does their best to support their students and help them succeed.

This is said to be the most photographed doorway in Kansas City, and it's not surprise. Really,…read moreit's one of the most beautiful doorways I have seen anywhere. This house was designed by Kansas City's great Louis Curtiss. He was sort of the Frank Lloyd Wright of Kansas City, only with more Art Nouveau influences. Kansas City is full of beautiful stone houses with art glass doorways, but this one is the most grand. Today this old house serves as the admissions office for the Kansas City Art Institute. With a building this pretty, they would have me sold. According to KCAI's website: "The building was the home of mining magnate R. E. Bruner, who embedded mineral samples in the interior stone walls of his first-floor library, inspiring the name Mineral Hall. Dating to 1903-04, the structure is an amalgam of Art Nouveau, Prairie Style, Second Empire and Neoclassic architectural elements." Go ahead and take a pic, you know you want to. Come on, everyone's doing it!!

Mineral Hall houses the offices for the department of Continuing Education and Professional Studies…read morefor the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI). The building is formerly a house. The beautiful mosaic doorway at the front of the building is frequently photographed by visitors and passersby. The administrators are very friendly and helpful.

poor website! I have been a loyal patron for over 50 year. The Grandview location has been in…read moredecline. The Lee's Summit, Smithville, and Raytown locations are excellent but locations like Grand are terrible. The entrances smell like black mold when walking in. A couple of the librarians don't seem interested in assisting patron. hardback books and paperback are no longer available on well known and popular authors like Tom Clancy. The library seems to be in major decline while KC Public Library remain consistent.

It's a beautiful space with lots of places to sit and read, study, or network. The staff is…read morefriendly and the library is a rich pool of resources.

It is March and I am already receiving plenty of freshman info for my son regarding next fall. They…read moreare really proactive in getting kids involved in their education. The clubs and programs continue to get better every year. I have attended plays, games, and art shows here; all excellent quality. The staff is superior to any I have experienced elsewhere; from the custodians, lunch ladies, office staff, teachers, counselors, librarian all the way up to Mr. Mershon. I feel blessed that my daughter was able to graduate from here. Because of the caring mentors and helpful advice she received, she is now attending USC with a near full ride scholarship. This was something I never would have dreamed possible for our family and I am so thankful. My middle child is currently completing his first year here and has loved it, especially his band experiences. Sadly, we will have to move this summer and it will take our family out of district. I fought hard for the ability to stay but it wasn't to be. Even so, I hope that he will carry with him the seeds of success that, I know, they have already been planting. I deeply regret that my last child won't have any opportunities here. We will always be Staley proud!

I graduated from this school in 2015! The school pays for the AP tests, offers prep for the ACTs,…read moreand has amazing teachers and extracurriculars. I probably wouldn't have gotten into the university of my choice of it hadn't been for this school, its teachers, and the amazing counselors. Definitely a school that goes above and beyond!

My daughter was accepted to this medical school and we came for a tour of the University. 2nd year…read moremedical students gave us the tour and showed us around. This D.O. Medical school has been around for 105 years. I was impressed with how they have modernized the old buildings and built a new AMAZING building that will serve them well the next 105 years! School is well respected and students get a really great education that will prepare them for residencies as a primary care physician or in any and all specialty fields of medicine. Only reason it is not 5 stars is the high tuition. As a PRIVATE school you pay $50,000 a year in tuition or $200,000 for four years.

Wonderful place to get a DO degree. Been around 100+ years and a pioneer to osteopathic education.read more

Great school, amazing teachers. I love all the help I've received from my advisor and the Bloch…read moreprogram here. The classes sizes are very small which makes it very individualized.

While William Jewell excels in its goal of providing a liberal arts education that emphasizes…read morecritical thinking, it does not in its student life. When I was a student there for my first semester in college in 2024, they declared a state of financial exigency toward the end of the semester; this was in an email in December of 2024; basically, that means that the institution was facing an imminent and severe financial crisis threatening its long-term survival or ability to fulfill its mission. They cut programs to also cut costs. There were quite a few students that didn't like this. Some, like me, were worried that some humanities programs would be cut. I would argue that their spending was often not made in the right direction. For instance, they prioritized student athletics (a classic moneymaker for colleges) over dorms that were more well-funded like a state school. Of course, there's a reason why the amenities arms race exists within state public universities, but nonetheless William Jewell, within my experience, tended to focus more on appearance spending than preserving an experience that was more comfortable for it own students. My dorm was outdated, with what looked like a heating and cooling system as old as when the dorm was built (specifically Mathes Hall). The sound insulation was also rather poor, but I guess that's a rather normal thing for student housing. That problem was less of one for me when I went to Mizzou shortly after my first semester there. Apparently, the Board of Trustees cited that the cost of operations increasingly exceeded the pace of revenue, despite enrollment growth. The college reported a $12 million loss in the fiscal year ending June 2023 alone. This data is from the Hilltop-Monitor, a student-led Jewell newspaper. Of course, being a private college, William Jewell relies heavily on tuition rather than large endowments. Operational costs simply started to rise faster than tuition revenue, so the school had to cut costs and the experience (even my own) had significantly less quality of life for the high cost of tuition that was paid. The school is also said to have cut off its ties to the Missouri Baptist Convention at some point, which is rumored to have cut a pretty large part of its funding. Specifically, the split occurred in 2003 after the Convention objected to the college's stance on homosexuality and its allowance of a student production of The Vagina Monologues, severing a 154-year relationship and a critical stream of tuition referrals. At the time, President David Sallee and the Board of Trustees refused because they cited the college's 1849 charter which guaranteed a self-perpetuating board independent of denominational control. Sallee famously stated that they would not "cede control of William Jewell to the Executive Board of the Missouri Baptist Convention." In November of 2003, the MBC voted to sever the 154-year old relationship, cutting off approximately $900,000 annually (about 3% of the budget at the time) and, more devastatingly, losing the stream of Baptist students that filled the dorms. The college prioritized inclusive values and proved it would stand for them, but it ironically failed to support the financial structural experience for its students despite its independent intellectual stance. The U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Survey federally requires all colleges with athletic departments to report their annual revenue. According to the latest EADA data (for 2023-2024), William Jewell College reported $8,562,849 in total athletic expenses. In the same period, the department reported $8,576,602 in revenue, meaning the department technically operated at a slight surplus (around $13,000) on paper. Often, athletics scholarships make at least 50% of the budget. This money spent on athletic programs is enough that it could actually help the school fund its educational programs and student life if it cut many of the sports programs. Anyway, sorry for this long-winded review. I just like to do my research. There were some wonderful people I met at Jewell that were some great mentors. The staff is generally very nice, but the school is definitely in need of funding to maintain operations.

I started going to this school because i heard a lot of good things and you would think with how…read moremuch it costs to attend it would be. Dont think, because its a expensive private school, youre getting what you pay for. The dorms are extremely small with old restrooms with showers that take 10+ min to heat up and sinks that are leaky and flooding the dorm constantly. I live in mathes so its not like its the oldest building on campus or anything either. They are constantly having people in the dorms fixing things but things somehow are always broken. The wifi sucks, the teachers that i have had so far usually read off of a powerpoint and then expect you to learn what theyre teaching so your money doesnt even matter when it comes to getting quality teachers. Oh and if you want to buy anything dont think that you can just go to the campus bookstore because suprise! They never open it! One of my favorite things to do on the tour was check iut everything they had and then when the year started all of a sudden they say "its going to be online only for now" They use concepts of what they want to portray the school as but never live up to it. The Link was used as a convincing factor for many of the students i know and they dont have the finances to build it this year and probably not for the next few. Over 50% of the student body are athletes so this is incredibly disappointing... Overall if you have parents that can waste 31k+ a year on a school that is basically the same as a state community college go for it but if you want what youre paying for whether it be food, living, or educational aspects then i do not recommend this school at all. Below is a screenshot of an email sent to every student a little before winter break. What kind of message is this supposed to sent? What are the students of WJC supposed to think when theyre school is failing them.

I tried out this studio on class pass and immediately booked another session. The amenities are…read moreunmatched here, with multiple studios and very helpful front desk people. I also appreciate the opportunity to take heated or non-heated classes and the variety of levels including multiple levels of vinyasa, sculpt or yin for whatever your practice includes.

This studio is so unexpected! Walking into this space is like walking into my own wellness retreat…read more The facility is so welcoming and calming. There are saunas you can use before or after class which is an outstanding perk. I also love that they offer both heated and non heated classes. The classes themselves are incredible. Every instructor does a great job of explaining how moves should feel and providing modifications. I especially love the yoga and Pilates classes. This studio really seems invested in building a community outside of the classes as well. You can't go wrong with a class at this studio!