Cox College (Missouri)

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Cox College
TypePrivate
Established1907
AccreditationHLC
PresidentAmy DeMelo
Location
Springfield
,
Missouri
,
United States
AffiliationsCoxHealth
Websitewww.coxcollege.edu

Cox College is a private college associated with the CoxHealth System in Springfield, Missouri.

History[]

The college was established in 1907 as Burge Deaconess Training School.[1] In 2019, the college received approval from the Missouri State Board of Nursing to expand it's nursing class size from 250 to 400 students in anticipation of its completion of a $6.6 million renovation of the main campus in Springfield, making it the second largest nursing program in the state.[2][3] In addition to expanding the main campus, Cox College also announced it would be creating satellite campuses in Branson and Monett that would offer Associate of Science in Nursing that would open in 2021.[4][5][6] As of 2021, it had an enrollment of 727 undergraduate students.[7]

Academics[]

The College offers the following programs:

References[]

  1. ^ "Our History and Legacy". Cox College. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Riley, Claudette (June 14, 2019). "Springfield's Cox College poised to be Missouri's second largest nursing program". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Cullinan, Mike (February 17, 2020). "Growth Mode: Cox College wraps up $6.6M campus renovation: The school also looks to add satellite campuses". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Riley, Claudette (January 13, 2020). "To address nursing shortage, Cox College to open campuses in Branson, Monett". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Brosseau, Kadee (January 20, 2020). "Nursing education to expand to Branson and Monett". ky3.com. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Bettenhausen, Joie (January 24, 2020). "Cox College bringing Associate of Science in Nursing to Monett". KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cox College". College Scorecard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

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