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SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL ·
59
FEB. 27, 2017
MISCELLANY
AREA'S LARGEST HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
LocalSpring
2016Enrollment
Online
Enrollment
LocalEmployees
Tuitionper
CreditHour
In-State
Out-of-State
Degrees
Conferred in
2015
RepresentativePrograms
President
Institution'sAccreditation
Year
Founded
Locally
1
(1)
Missouri State University
901 S National Ave, Springfield 65807
(417) 836-5000 • (417) 836-4938
MissouriState.edu21,673
6,888
3,462
$205
$440
4,521
Bachelor's & master's degrees in several fields, specialist in
education, cooperative doctorate in educational leadership,
doctorate in audiology, physical therapy, nursing & nurse
anesthesia practice
Clif Smart,
president
HLC
1905
2
(2)
Ozarks Technical Community College
1001 E Chestnut Expwy, Springfield 65802
(417) 447-7500 • (417) 447-2605
OTC.edu12,780
2,907
2,010
$98
$147
2,948
Agriculture, accounting, automotive technology, business &
marketing, computer information sciences, culinary arts,
dental, drafting & design, emergency medical technician, fire
science technology, welding technology
Hal Higdon,
chancellor
HLC
1991
3
(3)
Drury University
900 N Benton Ave, Springfield 65802
(417) 873-7879 • (417) 866-3873
Drury.edu3,664
WND
403
$234-$799
$234-$799
956
Business, education, art, communication, math, history, political
science, psychology, premed, music, theater, architecture,
philosophy & religion
J Timothy Cloyd, president
HLC, NCATE, NCACS, NAAB,
AACSB, ACBSP
1873
4
(4)
Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Ave, Bolivar 65613
(800) 526-5859 • (417) 328-1514
SBUniv.edu2,943
1
459
511
$775
$775
860
Music, arts & letters, business & computer science, theology
& Christian ministry, education & social sciences, science &
mathematics, nursing & health sciences
C Pat Taylor, president
HLC, CAATE, ACBSP, ABET, ACEN, CAPTE,
CWSE, JRCERT, NASM, DESE, Missouri
State Board of Nursing
1878
5
(5)
Evangel University
1111 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield 65802
(417) 865-2815 • (417) 865-9599
Evangel.edu1,839
WND
441
$562
$562
507
Accounting, advertising & public relations, business, criminal
justice, education, film, kinesiology, music industry, psychology,
Spanish, theater, theology, prelaw, premed, pre-engineering;
various master's degrees
Carol Taylor, president/CEO
NCATE, NASM, CSWE,
HLC, ACBSP
1955
6
(6)
College of the Ozarks
1 Opportunity Ave, Point Lookout 65726
(417) 334-6411 • (417) 334-1752
CofO.edu1,452
0
305
0
2
0
321
Accounting, agriculture, arts, theological studies, biology,
business administration, computer sciences, education, social
services, graphic arts, history, hospitality, mathematics, music,
nursing, physical education, psychology, theater
Jerry Davis, president
NCACS, ACEND, CCNE,
Missouri State Board of Nursing
1906
As of May 30, 2016.
Ranked by local enrollment. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual institutions to be truthful and accurate in their representation of information listed.
AACSB
=
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
ABET
= Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
ACBSP
= Association of Collegiate Business Schools & Programs.
ACEN
= Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
ACEND
=
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.
CAATE
= Commision on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
CAPTE
= Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
CCNE
= Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education.
CSWE
= Council on Social Work Education.
DESE
= Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
HLC
= Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
JRCERT
= Joint Review Committee on Education in
Radiologic Technology.
NAAB
= National Architectural Accrediting Board.
NASM
= National Association of Schools of Music.
NCACS
= North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
NCATE
= National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
NLNAC
= National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
WND
= Would Not Disclose. To be considered for future lists,
email srozean@sbj.net. 1Southwest Baptist University's numbers include the Mercy College of Nursing-SBU.
2
Tuition is
covered by mandatory work-study programs, grants and scholarships.
© Copyright 2016 SBJ. All rights reserved.
This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Researched by
Zach Smith
SPRINGFIELD AREA'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
Local
Employees
2016
2015
Employees
Companywide
LocalRevenue
2015
2014
2013
Industry
TopLocalExecutive(s),Title(s)
Headquarters
Year
Founded
Locally
1
(1)
Mercy Springfield Communities
1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield 65804
(417) 820-2000 • (417) 820-7799
Mercy.net7,981
9,030
40,000
$1,564,354,463
$1,568,657,346
$1,549,273,000
Health care
Dr. Alan Scarrow, president, Mercy
Springfield Communities
St. Louis
1891
2
(2)
CoxHealth
1423 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield 65802
(417) 269-3000
CoxHealth.com5,876
1
7,916
10,681
$1,078,128,205
$1,064,889,747
$1,015,896,423
Health care
Steve Edwards,
president/CEO
Springfield
1906
3
(3)
Springfield Public Schools
1359 St Louis St, Springfield 65802
(417) 523-0026 • (417) 523-0391
SpringfieldPublicSchoolsMo.org3,941
3,890
3,941
$277,967,493
$271,286,873
$256,032,524
Public education
John Jungmann,
superintendent
Springfield
1867
4
(4)
Missouri State University
901 S National Ave, Springfield 65807
(417) 836-5000 • (417) 836-4938
MissouriState.edu3,462
3,872
3,768
$275,379,324
$251,964,000
$239,365,000
Higher education
Clif Smart,
president
Springfield
1905
5
(6)
Jack Henry & Associates Inc
663 W Hwy 60 PO Box 807, Monett 65708
(417) 235-6652 • (417) 235-4281
JackHenry.com2,074
1,948
5,981
$1,256,190,000
2
$1,210,053,000
$1,129,386,000
Financial services software
John Prim, CEO;
Kevin Williams, CFO
Monett
1976
6
(7)
O'Reilly Automotive Inc
233 S Patterson Ave, Springfield 65802
(417) 862-6708 • (417) 863-2242
OReillyAuto.com2,010
1,912
71,819
$7,966,674,000
2
$7,216,081,000
$6,649,237,000
Wholesale & retail automotive parts
Greg Henslee,
CEO
Springfield
1957
7
(5)
Ozarks Technical Community College
1001 E Chestnut Expwy, Springfield 65802
(417) 447-7500 • (417) 447-2605
OTC.edu2,010
2,328
2,010
$88,491,825
$91,379,307
$91,520,119
Higher education
Hal Higdon,
chancellor
Springfield
1991
As of April 18, 2016.
Ranked by number of local employees in the Springfield metropolitan statistical area, then by employees companywide. Springfield Business Journal relies on individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of
information listed. To be considered for future lis
ts, email srozean@sbj.net. 1 CoxHealth has changed its counting method for this list.
2
Reported revenue is companywide.
© Copyright 2016 SBJ. All rights reserved.
This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Researched by
Geoff Pickle