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38°50′00″N 90°49′58″W / 38.83333°N 90.83271°W / 38.83333; -90.83271
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Not to be confused with Midwestern University.
Midwest University
Type Private university
Established1986
Accreditation ABHE
PresidentJames Song
Location
Wentzville
,
Missouri
,
United States

38°50′00″N 90°49′58″W / 38.83333°N 90.83271°W / 38.83333; -90.83271
AffiliationsFederation of Christian Schools in Korea (FCSK) [1]
International Evangelical Association (IEA) [1]
Website www.midwest.edu

Midwest University is a private Evangelical Christian university in Wentzville, Missouri. [2] Founded in 1986 by James Song as the Midwest College and Theological Seminary, the school aspires to provide biblically-based higher education to its students. [3] [4] Described by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2000 as a “Korean seminary” with students from more than sixty countries, Midwest has sought to expand its local student population. [5] [6]

Midwest University now offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through face-to-face, online, and distance education. [1] [7] In addition to its 17-acre (6.9 ha) residential campus, [5] the university operates a business incubation center in Jefferson City, Missouri, [8] a teaching site near Washington, D.C., [1] and an international site at the Korea Christian Building in Seoul, South Korea. [9]

Academics

Midwest University is organized into five colleges: the College of International Aviation, the College of International Business/Leadership, the College of Music, the College of Education, and the College of Theology/Graduate School of Theology. [10] Together, the university's colleges offer four undergraduate majors, including traditional and adult degree completion programs. They also offer ten graduate degree programs and two certificate programs. [11]

Courses are offered primarily in the Korean language, and also in English. The university library has a multilingual collection with many library materials are available in both Korean and English. [5] [12]

According to the school, its 2017–2018 undergraduate graduation rate is 42%, and its undergraduate retention rate is 94%. Also according to the school, the job placement rate for students completing undergraduate and graduate programs is 97.6%. [13]

Accreditation

In September 2000, the university's undergraduate programs were accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). [3] [14] Beginning in November 2004, its graduate programs were also accredited by TRACS. [3] [14] Midwest withdrew from TRACS in October 2010. [3] [14] According to the U.S. Department of Education the school was unaccredited from 2010 to 2013. [15]

In August 2007, Korea JoongAng Daily described Midwest University one of several " diploma mills, unaccredited institutions that issue questionable academic degrees”, stating that it had issued 39 "fake degrees" since January 2003. [16]

In November 2011, Midwest was granted applicant status by nationally recognized accrediting organization Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). [3] It was preaccredited in February 2013, and since February 2015, Midwest is accredited by ABHE. [14] [17] The university's Graduate School of Theology is an associate member of, but is not accredited by nor a candidate for accreditation with, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. [18] [19]

Midwest International Research Institute

The school's Midwest International Research Institute in Jefferson City, Missouri, is a "business incubation center", providing job training, skills development, and English-language courses. Students come from South Korea, as well as other places in Asia, for between six months and two years. [8]

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Overview". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. ^ https://www.collegedata.com/college/Midwest-University?pdf=1&collegeProfileTab=overview College Data Profile
  3. ^ a b c d e "History". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. ^ "Mission". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. ^ a b c Anthony, Shane (2000-12-06). "Seminary broadens focus to on-campus classes, students school now has 18-unit dormitory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ProQuest  404060612.
  6. ^ Bock, Jessica (2006-09-20). "School's plan to expand concerns neighbors midwest university, which is a Korean seminary, says it will work with nearby residents who complain that lights on the school's buildings are too bright at night". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ProQuest  403034454.
  7. ^ "About the Missouri Department of Higher Education". Missouri Department of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  8. ^ a b "New business incubator could bring economic development possibilities to area". 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  9. ^ "Seoul Site". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  10. ^ "Faculty". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  11. ^ "Degree Programs". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  12. ^ "Academic Information". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  13. ^ "School Profile". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  14. ^ a b c d https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/168874 Archived 2019-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Midwest DAPIP profile
  15. ^ "Midwest University DAPIP profile". U.S. Department of Education. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Diploma mills have a thriving business in Korean students". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  17. ^ "Directory". Association for Biblical Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  18. ^ "Midwest University Graduate School of Theology". The Association of Theological Schools. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  19. ^ "Accreditation". Midwest University. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  20. ^ "About the Arms Control Association | Arms Control Association". Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  21. ^ "Midwest University". Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

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