My wife and I love College of the Ozarks! Such a beautiful campus and everyone you meet is…read morecourteous and friendly. The food at the restaurant is outstanding and the servers are very attentive. The Chapel is beautiful as is the Scripture Garden. The Ralph Foster Museum is well worth visiting, as is the other places the students work at. This college is a breath of fresh air!

Had the pleasure of attending a private dinner at the College of the Ozarks. The food was fantastic…read moreand the college kids working there were all very friendly and provided excellent service. We were a group of almost 100 and they served everyone efficiently so we could stay on schedule for later events.

My experience at ATU Ozark campus - welding program was a bummer!! The Wedong instructor Mr Danekas…read moreyear 2022-23 was a thief! and the school allowed him to stay!!! he stole metal from the school and they caught him. still let him teach and he ended up selling me a stolen welder that I bought from him as an investment with my student loan money, so I could do side work and pay off my student loans! He stole it from the school and sold it to me double what the school paid. They gave him a slap on the wrist and made it hush hush. He also dis The same with other students but they never received their broken welders. The school retrieved the welder from me and I got restitution but that went straight to my bills instead of me getting to buy a new welder. the School failed At their fiduciary duty when they didn't punish mr Danekas the first time they caught him being untrustworthy. Don't go to this school. You can't trust anyone here.

A great university. Has had impressive, quality growth over the years. Nice facilities on campus…read more The faculty gives their students personal attention. Students are not just a number here.

Ugh...that first review on the haunted house was horrendous. It was so painful to read. The grammar…read moreand spelling made it feel like my brain was walking across a field of sharpened Lego pieces. I mean, there's a spell checker on Yelp and most computers/phones that you would write a review on have spelling and grammar checks that would literally take less than a minute to complete. Anyway, the college here is best described as cows grazing in a field. They're eating and moving around but not really doing anything or going anywhere. There's a few professors here who are diamonds in the rough but most should have spent their education careers at a daycare thanks to their insatiable egos and apathy. I went here for my basics to stay close to friends and family but eventually got tired of the lazy administrative staff that could care less about whether you enroll or get benefits and moved on to a standard four-year for my BA. I actually had to pay for one of my semesters out of pocket because they incorrectly submitted my VA benefits in spite of me working with them. After speaking to several classmates over the year and change I was there, I came to realize that my experience was a pretty regular occurrence with many, not just vets. Never in my entire life have I seen employees who care so little about their job or their clients and will do anything to get out of doing work. Sure, you're greeted with a smile, a handshake, and some wonderful sounding promises, but behind all that shallow fluff, you're being dismissed in the minds of the faculty and staff.

HAUNTED HOUSE This is not for the college per say..My husband me and my children went here last…read morenight for their Kids Bash.. Although I know several of the people that attend this university, You were unable to see their faces because it was so dark, they had masks on and were painted up. We had to take a hayride into the "woods" (the haunted house was on campus) Then you had to get off and walk across the broken down bridge. Finally you get to the house, its all black and all you can see is flashing lights. Our tour guide told us to stay close and dont get lost. When we first walked in it was a guy just lying on a couch with a knife in hes chest. Pretty funny if you ask me, he was trying to be slick and scare everyone by waking up. You couldnt see where the hell you were going so I have no idea who or what was in front of me and suddenly SMACK a freaking doll hit me on the head. They had dolls hanging by there necks suspended from the ceiling. The next room that was lit up was of a women vampire, she didnt do anything but smile, so she sucked!! We went on this damn bus, I didnt even know we were on a bus till our tour guide yelled "watch your step were getting off the bus now". What I was freakin out when the hell did I get on this bus???Next we went across another bridge and of course people were grabbing your legs, which was pretty funny because im so ticklish. But we get off the bridge and were in what looks to be a Forest, trees everywhere I lost my husband somewhere in the damn forest so im freaking out, IM LOST!! Suddenly all you could hear is roaring chainsaws all around me and Star,(my oldest daughter) as she had stayed with me. They started chasing us, my daughter started screaming so I had to hold her all 40 pounds of her and make my way through this forest. Whomever it was they thought it was pretty funny and started poking me and her with the damn prop. Im not going to lie I was scared shit less. I should have gotten high before going in there!! Finally after running to catch up with my husband I fucking pushed him so hard into the damn wall, now that was funny!!!! I couldnt tell you what was after the forest because I just closed my eyes and hoped it would be coming to the end very soon. We finally got out of the house, and making our way back to the old ass bridge to cross that and go back on the hay ride one of the guys with the chainsaw started chasing me and Star again. He/She didnt go after my husband nor the others. My husband was rolling with laughter. So im wondering if it was someone we knew. He wont tell me. But it was pretty fun.. Worth the trip down there to see!

I simply love this college. The staff are always helpful and friendly. Everyone has a smile on…read moretheir face all the time. It's always clean here. They have all sorts of classes you can take and they made the process of applying for grants very easy.

Small down to earth college with world's wife activities. It is fun to see this institution involve…read morethe kids and prepare them to meet the outdoors and the whole wide world. I'm impressed.

TL;DR: I will spit this review in to three parts. The first is a general review of everything…read morerelated to MSSU. The second is a review of my Computer Information Science bachelor's degree. The third is a review of my Mathematics bachelor's degree. General: I attended this school for 3.5 years and and come out of it with many thoughts: * The tuition price tag is very reasonable as I compare it to other universities. * The communication with students is very... questionable. There were times that I had to figure out that the campus was closed through the school's social media profiles. * Having a student population that is 40% commuter makes them very friendly to those that drive to school each day. Even though this is counter to my previous point. * The workout facility on campus is nice. You pay for this in your tuition every semester. Better use it. * General education courses are a hit or miss. * They have been building new things around campus ever since my first day. This is interesting to watch and eventually explore. Though, I was not able to use most of the newer things regularly. This was almost no longer going to be true if I graduated a semester late, but alas. Computer Information Science: Do not take this curriculum if you have other options... Having many classes in this department every semester made me experience the full breadth of what it had to offer. I will say there were some good times, but these are clouded by the other times that were not so good. As an example, this particular department did their own course reviews that were separate from the university ones. Throughout the semester and the whole duration I was there, I'd hear many stories about how students thought of a professor. Assuming these thoughts were conveyed on to these course reviews... nothing ever changed. Having a particular professor for three different courses, I believe, to this day, that they never changed their behavior. I would highly recommend not coming to MSSU for their CIS department. I will stop the ranting here. Mathematics: Now this department, is what gives this review that extra little star that you see. This department did a whole lot of things right and had few mistakes and/or issues. I learned more about the world and my every day life through this department than the sum of the rest of my education (see what I did there?). Not only were the courses fascinating, but the professors were also great. All of these professors demonstrated that they cared about the student more than just the entity that was sitting in their classroom. I was able to develop great relationships with most of the professors in the department and a lot of them knowing me by name. I know that everyone has their own opinion about math, but if you're someone that has even an inkling, then I would highly recommend their curriculum.

I will agree with both Jon and Rachelle's take on the school. The school is ok. I do not like how…read moreit's not a true college in the sense that it has more non-trads ("old-farts") than any school should be allowed to have. Which, as a result, I would have to conclude that is probably the biggest reason why you don't see much going on outside of school. Yet, it's still the cheapest school in MO and it is a great way to learn about other countries if you meet up with the international students. Rachelle commented on the parties which I have say that there really aren't any exciting ones. If you want to go to a real party that is close, travel up to Pitt State in Pittsburg, KS. Sure as Rachelle said you'll be surprised by what the Greeks can pull off, but in general these Greek groups at MSSU are a complete JOKE compared to the ones on other campuses. If you go to this school, I urge you to keep away from these Greek groups. It won't be what you expected. Again Rachelle is right about the RAs if you decide to live in the dorms, but then again I would assume that the RAs know that we are all grown-ups here paying our way through college. They seem to look the other way until someone causes a disturbance. This what I like. I don't need a RA drill-sergeant breathing down my neck all the time. Our sports are a dud, but when you come to school to get an education...you really care about sports? If you live in the area or are from out of state...then I would suggest that you look further into this school. If anything...we are only like 10 mins from a casino (Oklahoma 18+) and a strip club (Kansas 18+), so there is something to do on the weekends. The college experience, right?