University of Missouri - Kansas City

A high quality education that will give you that competitive edge when apply for jobs in your career field. Professors are always accessible by either email, telephone, or appointment. The campus is very diverse and there's always activities to keep you busy if you want to be involved in extra curricular activities. The online classes are fast paced, but we're adults, we can manage our time to keep up. All in all, this is a great school, and an even better MSN program if you're looking to advance... Read More your career academically as and RN, APRN, or obtain you PhD.

UMKC has both it's pros and cons, I can say however, the pros certainly outweigh the cons. The fact that UMKC is committed towards helping students succeed in a diversity rich and LGBTQI safe setting, in an urban environment is definitely a plus in my opinion. It has a beautiful campus just a jump away from places like the Nelson Atkins Art Museum, concert halls, Kansas City and the Plaza. It offers a wide variety of clubs and campus related activities and has a great Environmental and Geoscience... Read More program. The Cons are since it's a city campus parking can be hard to find, and also because it's in the city you have to worry a bit more about crime from non-student sources. Overall it's a great atmosphere with caring instructors and a nice, diverse and helpful student body.

I am actually in the satellite program for the UMKC School of Pharmacy, which allows me to stay on the University of Missouri's campus. I am so happy that I was able to stay in Columbia, where I did my undergrad, and still get all the benefits of being in pharmacy school! Most of my professors are in Kansas City, and we watch their lectures live and communicate with them from our own classrooms. The faculty members in Columbia are very supportive and truly have our best interests at heart! Although... Read More it may be more difficult to get to know our professors, I love being in this satellite program. Our classes are small, and with only 30 students, we have become a tight-knit group and are always there to help each other! Being in pharmacy school has made me a more confident person, and I feel that the material I am learning at UMKC will prepare me to be a competent and compassionate pharmacist!

The UMKC School of Dentistry is a great program offering clinical experience to students. They have a steady stream of patients that make it possible to get experience in a variety of case types. The faculty are, for the most part, great to work with and very supportive. One struggle that we face, however, as students is an inadequate number of specialized faculty to help us on tougher cases, which means that patients with difficult case types end up taking much longer to complete treatment than... Read More is reasonable. I do not think this is necessarily a unique problem to UMKC, and it shouldn't hinder progression toward graduation, but it is certainly something that could be addressed.

The faculty involvement and support at UMKC is second to none. Professors are interested not only in the courses they teach but also the other courses their students are taking and the goals and interests of their students outside of the classroom. The overall atmosphere at the school is one of camaraderie and support. The Kansas City legal community is involved and takes a vested interest in the students at the school. Area lawyers serve as adjunct professors, take part in networking events, and... Read More mentor students. When I graduate in May, I feel I will be prepared to enter the legal community and have a network of resources to help me succeed.