Residency requirements for "in-district" and "out-of-district" tuition determination

1) A student is considered to be in-district if he/she "permanently resides" inside one of the five sending school districts making up the Crowder College district (East Newton, Diamond, McDonald County, Neosho, Seneca).

2) All other Missouri residents (not living in one of the five school districts listed above) are considered to be out-of-district students for the purpose of calculating tuition and fees.

3) Permanent residency is determined by the locale in which the student (or parent) pays property taxes.

Convenience
Located in southwest Missouri, Crowder’s campuses are easily accessible to residents of Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
"Crowder's main campus is located in Neosho (417-451-3223), and our other sites are located in Cassville (417-847-1706), Nevada (417-667-0518) and Webb City (417-673-2345).

Click Here For Interactive Regional Map

Click Here for PDF Map of Neosho, Missouri / Crowder campus

Flexibility
Crowder offers a variety of evening classes, as well as online classes to fit around your busy schedule

Don’t want to leave the comfort of your home? For the greatest flexibility, sign up for a Crowder on-line class and attend class at your convenience.
Go to Distance Education

Transfer Degrees
Crowder’s Associate of Arts Degrees are designed to transfer to a four-year college or university for the completion of a bachelor’s degree in arts or science.

Specialized
Associate of Science Degrees have specifically tailored general education components for the student pursuing a degree in a science-related field.

Applied Science Degrees
Associate of Applied Science Degrees allow students to focus their studies in a specific field. Although not designed to transfer to a four-year school, some programs and classes do transfer, depending on the institution.

Certificate
Certificate programs provide specific skills training, and are usually completed in one year or less.

College Credit For High School Students
Crowder College offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credit through programs such as dual credit and dual enrollment. For more information, contact the Admissions Office, 417-455-5709 or Jim Riggs at jriggs@crowder.edu.

Scholarships
In addition to offering the lowest tuition in the four-state area, Crowder also offers many options to help pay for your tuition.
Scholarships funded through Crowder College are offered as tuition and/or fee waivers. Cash awards are not offered. Go to scholarship

In addition, students may receive only one Crowder-funded tuition scholarship. The scholarship categories are as follows:

Financial Aid
Crowder has a variety of financial aid options, including grants, loans, and work study. Each student applying for financial aid must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There are several ways you can submit the FAFSA for evaluation:

• You can mail the form directly to the government.
  
• You can file electronically at the following web site: http:\\fafsa.ed.gov
  
• You can have Crowder’s Financial Aid Office (Newton Hall, second floor) submit the form.

Priority deadlines for submitting the FAFSA are:
Fall Semester - April 1
Spring Semesters - December 1
Summer Semester - May 1
Go to Financial Aid

A+ Program
If you have been designated as an A+ student by your high school, then the state of Missouri will pay for your tuition and common student fees at Crowder. Contact Crowder’s A+ Coordinator, at 417-455–5572 for more information.
Go to A+ information.

Campus Life
If you lived in Crowder’s residence halls, you would be just a few steps away from your classes.

Opened in August 1999, Crowder’s new residence halls are located east of Newton Hall, with easy access to the cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and other campus facilities. Students living in the residence halls will also have free membership to the Southwest Missouri YMCA.

More Residence Hall Information


Involvement

Clubs & Organizations
A college education is not complete without the opportunity to socialize with your peers outside the classroom. Below is a list of organizations that you can get involved in at Crowder:

Aggie Club/P.A.S. (Agriculture)
Art Club
Baptist Student Union
The Band/Jazz Ensemble
Crowder Players (Theatre)
International Club
Latino UnionI
Phi Beta Lambda/Students in Free Enterprise (S.I.F.E.)
Solar Vehicle
Soccer Club
Student Missouri State Teacher’s Association (S.M.S.T.A.)
Student Government
Swing Choir/Chorale
Student Ambassadors
Phi Theta Kappa (Academic Honor Society)
Roughrider Dancers
Go to Campus Life

Sports
Women’s Basketball
Women's Softball
Men’s Baseball
Men's Soccer
Go to Athletics

Semester Abroad
Crowder offers a semester abroad at Canterbury Christchurch College in Canterbury, England. Pell Grants and A+ funds can be applied to the program. Crowder also offers scholarships for this particular program. For more information, contact the Canterbury Program Coodinator at 417-455-5600.

Visit
Come see for yourself what Crowder College has to offer. If you are interested in visiting our Neosho campus, you may schedule a visit Monday through Friday. Contact the Admissions Office admissions@crowder.edu Office at 417-455-5709, and let us know when you’d like to visit, who you will be bringing, and what major you are interested in studying.

WHERE TO FIND CROWDER’S NEOSHO CAMPUS: From Hwy 59 S., turn east onto D Highway. At the end of the road, turn right (D Highway continues here). The entrance to Crowder is the first road on your left (Laclede). If you have scheduled a tour, proceed to the Admissions Office, second floor, Newton Hall.

Crowder College Cassville
Go to Cassville
To schedule a visit to our Cassville site, please call 417-847-1706.

Crowder College Nevada
Go to Nevada
To schedule a visit to our Nevada site, please call 417-667-0518.

Crowder College Webb City
Go to Webb City
To schedule a visit to our Webb City site, please call 417-673-2345.

Application and Enrollment for New Students
Becoming a Crowder student is simple. You just need to follow these easy steps:

1. Complete an application for admission
   A $25 application fee must accompany application. Go to Application
   

2. Placement Exam: Compass or ACT
   Compass is a computerized placement exam that will help your academic advisor place you in the correct English and math classes. Call 417-455-5602 to schedule a test time, or call your nearest Crowder site listed above.

   ACT test results: You must have a 19 on the English portion of the ACT, a 22 on the math portion, and an 18 in the reading portion to be placed college-level English, math courses, and classes with a reading requirement. If you do not have these scores you must take the Compass.
   

3. Have your high school transcript or GED scores, plus any previous college transcripts, sent to the Records Office, Crowder College 601 Laclede, Neosho MO 64850, prior to enrollment.

4. Make payment arrangements
   Cash, payment plan, scholarship, financial aid - apply for financial aid online at www.fafsa.ed.gov, Crowder School code: 002459. (All A+ program students must apply for financial aid.)

5. Review the schedule of classes
   This will give you a chance to become familiar with the types of classes Crowder has to offer, and the different times they are held.
   Go to Schedule of Classes

6. Attend an enrollment clinic.

 

All first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students (including students who have taken Dual Credit or Tech Prep credits) may attend one of the following Enrollment Clinics. Each clinic will last approximately 2 to 3hours. Please call or email one of the Admissions Teams, listed below, to reserve to your spot. Neosho: Spring 2006 Dates will be posted soon If you are a transfer student, wanting to attend part-time or just to take a class for enjoyment, you may attend an Enrollment Clinic or make an appointment to see an advisor. If you are attending an off campus center, please call the appropriate center to make arrangements to enroll.

• Neosho: Jessica Koch, 417-455-0000 jkoch@crowder.edu
• Neosho: Jim Riggs, 417-455-5709 jriggs@crowder.edu
• Neosho: Melissa Smith, 417-455-5572 msmith@crowder.edu
• Neosho: Jorge Zapata, 417-455-5683 jzapata@crowder.edu
• Cassville: Robin Spencer, 417-847-1706 rspencer@crowder.edu
• Nevada: Donna Thomas, 417-667-0518 dthomas@crowder.edu
• Webb City:
  Linda Seymour, 417-673-2345 lseymour@crowder.edu
  Lynnae Rose, 417-673-2345 lrose@crowder.edu

   

The Crowder Connection: Instate Tuition Scholarship

Click here for: Brochure/Application

The Program:

Qualifying students who are residents of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas will be granted the privilege of enrolling at in-state tuition rates. Initially, the total number of grantees are limited to 100.

Residency Qualifications:

High school graduates/transfer students must reside in the approved countiesand be able to produce evidence of residency including:

1. A current Real Estate or Personal Property tax receipt for an approved state.

2. Rental Agreement or records of monthly receipts to evidence, at least one year of residence in an approved state.

3. Employment transfer.

Academic Qualifications:

For first time students:

1. A 21 cumulative score on the ACT, or

2. A 3.0 average G.P.A.

For Transfer students:

1. A 2.75 G.P.A. on a minimum of 12 credit hours

Eligible students may attend classes at our main campus in Neosho, or at our
Cassville, Nevada or Webb City campuses.