Springfield, Missouri

==Education==
Springfield has several universities, colleges, and high schools. Three of the main higher learning institutions, Missouri State University, Drury University, and Ozarks Technical Community College, are all located in and around downtown Springfield.

=== Universities ===
[[File:MissouriStateUHistoricQuad.jpg|thumb|right|View toward [[Missouri State University]]'s Historic Quadrangle]]
Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, [[Missouri State University]] (MSU) is the state's second largest university by enrollment, with over 23,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.missouristate.edu/About/history.htm|title=History of the University|website=Missouri State}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.missouristate.edu/2017/09/20/fall-enrollment-record/|title=Missouri State University sets another fall enrollment record|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>

[[Drury University]] is a private university with over 1,000 students<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=25512&NLID=246 |title=Drury University's fall 2010 census reveals record enrollment |last=Miller |first=Mark |date=September 28, 2010 |work=Drury.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164236/http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=25512&NLID=246 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> Founded in 1873 by congregationalists, it is affiliated with the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]].

Evangel University is a Pentecostal Christian school formed from a 2013 consolidation of [[Central Bible College]] and [[Assemblies of God Theological Seminary]], it is affiliated with the [[Assemblies of God USA]] denomination<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evangel.edu/about/university-overview/history/|title=History|website=Evangel University}}</ref>

The [[University of Missouri]] opened a clinical campus in 2016 of the [[University of Missouri School of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clinical Campus Locations - MU School of Medicine |url=https://medicine.missouri.edu/about/clinical-campus-locations |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=medicine.missouri.edu}}</ref>

Other branches include Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences (in partnership with [[Southwest Baptist University]]), [[Bryan University]], [[Columbia College (Missouri)|Columbia College]], and [[University of Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.sbuniv.edu/about/campus-locations/springfield/index.php| title=SBU-Springfield Campus | access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missourihealthcareers.com/schools/university-of-phoenix-springfield/|title=University of Phoenix - Springfield|website=Missouri Health Careers|access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bryanu.edu/locations/springfield-missouri/|title=Springfield, Missouri Campus|website=Bryan University|access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref>

=== Colleges ===
[[File:Ozarks Technical Community College Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|Ozarks Technical Community College]]
[[Ozarks Technical Community College]] (OTC) is the second largest college in the city of Springfield, having more than 11,000 students in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |title=New students, new spaces at OTC this fall |url=http://www.otc.edu/3990.php |access-date=June 8, 2010 |publisher=Otc.edu}}</ref>

Other colleges in Springfield include [[Mission University]] (formerly Baptist Bible College) and [[CoxHealth|Cox College]] (Nursing and Allied Health).

=== High schools ===
The [[Springfield Public Schools (Missouri)|Springfield Public School District]] is the largest district in the state of Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 14, 2011 |title=Springfield now largest Missouri school district |url=http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111214/NEWS01/111214013/Springfield-now-largest-Missouri-school-district?odyssey=tab |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627202905/http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111214/NEWS01/111214013/Springfield-now-largest-Missouri-school-district?odyssey=tab |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=December 14, 2011 |work=Springfield News-Leader}}</ref> Public high schools include [[Central High School (Springfield, Missouri)|Central High School]], [[Kickapoo High School (Springfield, Missouri)|Kickapoo High School]], [[Hillcrest High School (Springfield, Missouri)|Hillcrest High School]], [[Parkview High School (Springfield, Missouri)|Parkview High School]], and [[Glendale High School (Missouri)|Glendale High School]].

Private high schools include Springfield Sudbury School, Summit Preparatory School, [[Greenwood Laboratory School]], New Covenant Academy, [[Springfield Catholic High School (Missouri)|Springfield Catholic High School]], Christian Schools of Springfield, and Grace Classical Academy.