There is actually a college in the United States that does not charge tuition.

Instead, College of the Ozarks in Missouri requires students to work 15 hours per week at one of their 90 campus businesses.

“Welcome to Hard Work U, where students don’t pay for tuition, work for an education, graduate without debt, and learn character,” states the Christian college’s website.

“Debt is a bad idea,” believes Jerry C. Davis, President of College of the Ozarks. The school openly discourages debt and doesn’t participate in any government loan programs.

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS RUNS MANY COLLEGE BUSINESSES

The Fruitcake and Jelly Kitchen is one of over 90 campus businesses where students work for 15 hours per week to pay their cost of education to College of the Ozarks.

Other workstations include the Computer Center, Child Development Center, Ralph Foster Museum or McDonald Clinic.

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS STRESSES CHRISTIAN AND PATRIOTIC VALUES 

The College of the Ozarks has a five-fold mission of academic, Christian, cultural, vocational, and patriotic growth in its students.

The school has been named a “Stone-Cold Sober School” by the Princeton Review for ten consecutive years. Alcohol and drugs are strictly prohibited on and off the campus of College of the Ozarks.

HARD WORK U IS TOP COLLEGE

College of the Ozarks offers Bachelor’s degrees in 34 academic areas. There are 1400 students and 83 faculty.

College of the Ozarks has won many awards, including:
· A “Best Buy” in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report Magazine;
· Templeton Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges;
· Templeton Honor Roll for Excellence in Free Enterprise Teaching;
· “Best Buy” by Barron’s Guide and Money Magazine; and
· “Best Value” by The Princeton Review.

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