OpenFieldMissouri Valley · Marshall, Missouri, United States
Missouri Valley College (MVC) is an independent four-year liberal arts college established in 1889, situated on a 150-acre campus in Marshall, Missouri, in the heart of the Missouri River agricultural basin. Celebrated for agricultural business, nursing and health sciences, biology, criminal justice, and intercollegiate athletics, MVC serves a vibrant international student body drawn from over 40 countries worldwide.
MVC offers undergraduate and graduate programs through five divisions: the Division of Agribusiness, Division of Business, Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, Division of Math and Sciences, and the Division of Education. The university operates the Malcolm Center for Student Life and the Burns Athletic Complex.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA, secondary school preparation, and personal statements with test-optional reviews. International undergraduate merit scholarships covering $8,000 to $16,000/year are automatically awarded based on academic transcripts and athletic/artistic talent.
Hands-on agribusiness degree situated in fertile Midwestern farmland, training students in commodity grain marketing, precision crop agronomy, farm risk management, and agribusiness economics.
CCNE-accredited undergraduate nursing program featuring high-fidelity simulation labs and clinical hospital rotations at Fitzgibbon Hospital and regional central Missouri healthcare centers.
State-approved online graduate program preparing teachers for school principal and administrator certification, emphasizing school budgeting, curriculum evaluation, and educational legal compliance.
Field-oriented undergraduate biology curriculum utilizing Missouri River wetland ecosystems and native prairie reserves to conduct population genetics, ornithology, and water toxicology research.
CAATE-accredited professional graduate program providing extensive clinical rotations with 30+ collegiate athletic teams, specializing in concussion assessment, therapeutic modalities, and orthopedic taping.
Undergraduate criminal justice program covering criminal investigation techniques, constitutional rights, juvenile delinquency prevention, and correctional institution administration.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Division of Social Sciences Chair
Division of Social Sciences
Dr. Jennifer Livengood investigates cognitive behavioral psychology, social media impacts on adolescent identity formation, and mental health counseling outcome...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Biology
Division of Math and Sciences
Dr. Michele Reinke researches physiological ecology, aquatic ecosystem toxicology, freshwater fish biodiversity in the Missouri River basin, and undergraduate s...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Business Administration
Division of Business
Dr. Larry Stockman researches agricultural economics, Midwest commodity distribution logistics, small business entrepreneurship, and rural economic revitalizati...
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