Ozark Christian College

Motto| Training men and women for Christian service.
Type| Private Christian college
Established| 1985 merger; 1942 (Ozark Bible College); 1946 (Midwest Christian College)

Religious affiliation

| Restoration Movement of Christian churches and churches of Christ
President| Matt Proctor
Students| 600
Undergraduates| 600
Location|

Joplin

Missouri

United States

[ ⚑ ] : 37°06′13″N 94°30′40″W﻿ / ﻿37.10350°N 94.51102°W﻿ / 37.10350; -94.51102
|u}}rs|  Navy and white
Mascot| Ambassador
Website| occ.edu

Ozark Christian College is a private evangelical Christian college in Joplin, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Restoration Movement of Christian churches and churches of Christ.

## Contents

* 1 Academics
* 1.1 Accreditation
* 2 Athletics
* 3 LGBT Prohibition and discrimination
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Academics

The college's stated purpose is to "train men and women for Christian service" through an undergraduate Bible college education. Coursework focuses almost exclusively on the Bible, ministry training, and related topics. A dual degree program with Missouri Southern State University lets students earn two bachelor's degrees — one from each college — to serve in a variety of fields. OCC also offers an entire degree online.

### Accreditation

Ozark was initially accredited by the American Association of Bible Colleges (now the Association for Biblical Higher Education) in 1988.[1] It is also accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

## Athletics

Ozark's varsity sports teams are known as the Ambassadors and include men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, women's volleyball, and men's and women's cross country. Athletic teams are members of the Midwest Christian College Conference and the National Christian College Association of Athletics. Intramural sports include Ultimate Frisbee, futsal, volleyball, and basketball. Ozark's Multi-Purpose Building provides a full-size basketball/volleyball floor, indoor walking/running area, weight room, cardio room, racquetball court, locker rooms, and theater seating. The campus also includes outdoor basketball goals, tennis courts, a sand volleyball pit, and a soccer field.

## LGBT Prohibition and discrimination

The college has expelled students for gay or lesbian relationships. The college has a partial exemption from Title IX which allows it to discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. [2]

## References

1. ↑ "Listing of Ozark Christian College". The Association for Biblical Higher Education. 2009. http://directory.abhe.org/Details.aspx?id=74.
2. ↑ Levin, Koby (March 3, 2018). "Students who are openly gay and Christian challenge OCC, other religious colleges". The Joplin Globe. https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/students-who-are-openly-gay-and-christian-challenge-occ-other-religious-colleges/article_621b6f86-80c0-567c-97df-9a2feb71e532.html.

## External links

* Official website

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Colleges and universities in Missouri

Public
institutions|

| University of Missouri System|

* University of Missouri
* Missouri University of Science and Technology
* University of Missouri–Kansas City
* University of Missouri–St. Louis

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* Central Missouri
* Harris–Stowe State
* Lincoln
* Missouri Southern
* Missouri State
* Missouri Western
* Northwest Missouri State
* Southeast Missouri State
* Truman State

Private
institutions|

* A.T. Still
* Conception Seminary College
* Avila
* Baptist Bible
* Central Christian
* Central Methodist
* College of the Ozarks
* Columbia
* Concordia Seminary
* Cottey
* Covenant
* Culver–Stockton
* Drury
* Evangel
* Fontbonne
* Hannibal-LaGrange
* KCAI
* KCUMB
* Lindenwood
* Logan
* Maryville
* Midwestern Baptist
* Missouri Baptist
* Missouri Valley
* Nazarene
* Ozark Christian
* Park
* Rockhurst
* Saint Louis University
* Saint Louis Christian
* St. Louis College of Pharmacy
* Southwest Baptist
* Stephens
* Washington University in St. Louis
* Webster
* Westminster
* William Jewell
* William Woods

Nursing schools|

* Chamberlain
* Sinclair
* St. Luke's

Two-year
colleges|

* Crowder
* East Central
* Jefferson
* Metropolitan CC
* Mineral Area
* Missouri State University–West Plains
* Moberly Area CC
* North Central Missouri
* Ozarks TCC
* Ranken TC
* State Tech
* St. Charles CC
* St. Louis CC
* State Fair CC
* Three Rivers

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