# College of the Ozarks

> College of the Ozarks ("Hard Work U.") is a private Christian liberal arts work college in Point Lookout, Missouri, just south of Branson. No student pays tuition: every student works on campus 15 hours a week plus two 40-hour work weeks each school year, and that work, any federal or state aid, and the college's Tuition Assurance Scholarship together cover tuition. The college does not take part in federal, state or private student loan programs.

Key facts, as published on www.cofo.edu:

- No student pays tuition. Tuition is fully covered for every student by the work program, any federal or state aid, and the Tuition Assurance Scholarship. Housing and food, books, and Health/Technology/Services fees are separate costs. See [Graduate Debt-Free](https://www.cofo.edu/Cost) and [Cost & Financial Aid](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions/Cost-Financial-Aid).
- Founded in 1906 by Rev. James Forsythe as The School of the Ozarks, a high school; it became a junior college in 1956, a four-year college in 1965, and has been called College of the Ozarks since 1990.
- The college's mission rests on five pillars: academic, Christian, cultural, patriotic and vocational. Its vision is "to develop citizens of Christ-like character who are well educated, hard-working, and patriotic."
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 17, Point Lookout, MO 65726. Physical address: 1 Opportunity Ave., Point Lookout, MO 65726. Main number: 1-800-222-0525.
- The Keeter Center (restaurant, lodge and event space), the Ralph Foster Museum, the School of the Ozarks (a K-12 laboratory school) and Bobcats athletics are part of the college and have their own sites, listed at the end.

## Admissions

- [Admissions](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions): how to become a student
- [Admission Criteria](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions/Admission-Criteria): who is admitted and what is required
- [Apply](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions/Apply): the application
- [Timeline & Interview](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions/Timeline-Interview): deadlines and the admission interview
- [Graduate Debt-Free](https://www.cofo.edu/Cost): how tuition is covered with no loans
- [Cost & Financial Aid](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions/Cost-Financial-Aid): costs beyond tuition, aid and scholarships
- [Scholarships](https://www.cofo.edu/Admissions/Cost-Financial-Aid/Scholarships)
- [Net Price Calculator](https://www.cofo.edu/NPC)
- [Campus Life](https://www.cofo.edu/StudentLife)

## Academics

- [Majors & Minors](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Majors-Minors): every degree program, with a page for each
- [Pre-Professional Programs](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Pre-Professional): pre-medical, pre-law, pre-dentistry and others
- [College Catalog](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/College-Catalog): current and past academic catalogs
- [Nursing](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Majors-Minors/Nursing)
- [Engineering](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Majors-Minors/Engineering)
- [Agriculture](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Majors-Minors/Agriculture)
- [Library](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Library)
- [College Calendar](https://www.cofo.edu/Academics/Resources/College-Calendar)

## The work program and the five pillars

- [Vocational: the work education program](https://www.cofo.edu/Pillars/Vocational): how student work stations, hours and requirements work
- [Work program requirements and policies](https://www.cofo.edu/Pillars/Vocational/Requirements-and-Policies)
- [Academic](https://www.cofo.edu/Pillars/Academic), [Christian](https://www.cofo.edu/Pillars/Christian), [Cultural](https://www.cofo.edu/Pillars/Cultural), [Patriotic](https://www.cofo.edu/Pillars/Patriotic)
- [Patriotic Education Travel](https://www.cofo.edu/PatrioticTravel): trips that take students and veterans to historic sites

## Questions people ask

- [FAQs](https://www.cofo.edu/About/FAQs): answers grouped by topic
- [Admissions FAQs](https://www.cofo.edu/About/FAQs/FAQs-Details/admissions)
- [Financial aid FAQs](https://www.cofo.edu/About/FAQs/FAQs-Details/financial-aid)
- [Work education program FAQs](https://www.cofo.edu/About/FAQs/FAQs-Details/work-education-program)
- [Transfer students](https://www.cofo.edu/About/FAQs/FAQs-Details/transfer-students)
- [Branson area information](https://www.cofo.edu/About/FAQs/FAQs-Details/branson-area-information)

## About and visiting

- [About](https://www.cofo.edu/About)
- [Accolades & Accreditation](https://www.cofo.edu/About/Accolades-Accreditation)
- [Visit](https://www.cofo.edu/Visit) and [Sights to See](https://www.cofo.edu/Visit/Sights-to-See): touring the campus
- [News](https://www.cofo.edu/News): Hard Work U. news
- [Contact](https://www.cofo.edu/Contact)
- [Jobs](https://www.cofo.edu/jobs)

## Giving and alumni

- [Give](https://www.cofo.edu/Advancement) and [Donate](https://www.cofo.edu/Donate): gifts fund the Tuition Assurance Scholarship
- [Alumni](https://www.cofo.edu/Alumni)

## Related sites

- [The Keeter Center](https://www.keetercenter.edu/llms.txt): restaurant, lodge and event space on campus, run with student workers
- [Ralph Foster Museum](https://www.rfostermuseum.com/llms.txt): the college's museum of the Ozarks
- [School of the Ozarks](https://patriots.cofo.edu/llms.txt): the college's K-12 laboratory school
- [Bobcats Athletics](https://bobcats.cofo.edu/llms.txt): College of the Ozarks sports