Institutional Effectiveness & Planning

MISSION
Guiding students to succeed through personal instruction and intellectual inquiry.

VISION
Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Faculty are personally and professionally engaged in preparing thoughtful citizens for meaningful lives and careers. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate and graduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. Stewardship of resources will sustain innovative teaching to stimulate critical thinking, creativity, aesthetic appreciation, and the joys of lifelong learning.

• Compassion
• Diversity
• Social responsibility
• Integrity
• Accountability

• Nurture a campus culture to embrace all individuals with compassion, civility, and respect
• Gather a demographically diverse student body embracing differences in ethnicity, gender, culture, economic status, and regional and national origin
• Extend access to higher education to students from all educational backgrounds with support to achieve success
• Ensure high academic standards in all baccalaureate, graduate, and professional programs
• Recruit and retain a dedicated, diverse staff and faculty well educated and current in their fields
• Focus curricula on developing interdisciplinary analytical and communicative skills, historical and cultural awareness, and critical and creative thinking
• Maintain a safe, healthy campus environment conducive to learning and research based on academic freedom, innovative teaching, and intellectual inquiry
• Expand opportunities for applying academic learning in real-world settings and study abroad
• Support extracurricular activities to develop teamwork and leadership in arts, academics, and athletics
• Promote civic engagement through service to the community, special programming for the common good, continuing education for career development, and facilities for public gatherings

Click here to view the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan.

The Department of Education Federal Regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a)(5)(v) and State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) policy mandates each institution inform students of whether their program curriculum in both distance education programs and face-to-face programs meets the state requirements for each program that leads to licensure or certification.
If you live outside the state of Missouri and are considering enrolling in a face-to-face program at Missouri Valley College that leads to a professional licensure and/or certification, each state and territory have different professional licensure and certification requirements, therefore we strongly recommend that you confirm that the program meets regulations for your state. Other licensure requirements may include professional examinations, background checks, years of work experience, fingerprinting requirements, etc.
Prospective and current students should also keep in mind that licensing and authorization requirements vary by state and that relocating during the course of a program to another state could impact whether they can continue in the course, meet the eligibility requirements of that state, and/or receive financial aid funding. Students considering relocation during their academic program are encouraged to communicate with the program contact and the applicable licensing authority in that state for authorization and licensure eligibility requirements. For your convenience, links to requirements for other states and other US jurisdictions are provided based on the program. If your academic program of interest is not listed, please contact the program department for more information.

Education (Undergraduate / Graduate)

Nursing (Undergraduate)

Professional Licensure Disclosures

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Missouri Valley College has been granted conditional approval by the Missouri State Board of Nursing, 3605 Missouri Blvd, Jefferson City, MO 65109.

Nursing (Graduate)

Counseling (Graduate)

• Retention, Graduation, and Licensure Pass Rates
  

  Retention Rates First-Time Full-Time Students (Undergraduate)
  Fall-to-Fall
  2019-2020	49%
  2018-2019	42%
  2017-2018	44%
  2016 – 2017	45%
  2015 – 2016	43%

   

  Retention Rates Graduate		(Internal Measurement)
  Fall-to-Fall
  2019-2020	83%
  2018-2019	50%	* Cohort less than or equal to 5 students
  2017-2018	100%
  2016 – 2017	75%	* Cohort less than or equal to 5 students
  2015 – 2016	80%	* Cohort less than or equal to 5 students

   

  Graduation Rates—First-Time Full-Time Students			(Undergraduate)
  Cohort	4-year	6-year
  Fall 2016	14.60%		*IPEPS Release Pending
  Fall 2015	16.40%		*IPEPS Release Pending
  Fall 2014	12%	23%	*IPEPS Release Pending
  Fall 2013	11.40%	21%
  Fall 2012	12.90%	27%
  Fall 2011	15.10%	28.50%

   

  Graduation Rates—Graduate Students			(internal Measurement)
  Year	2 Year	3 Year
  Fall 18	100%	100%	* Cohort less than or equal to 5 students
  Fall 17	100%	100%
  Fall 16	50%	75%	* Cohort less than or equal to 5 students
  Fall 15	83%	83%	* Cohort less than or equal to 5 students

  Licensure, Certification, and Registration Rates

  
  Teaching

  Cohort	Recommended to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Certification
  2020	100%
  2019	100%
  2018	100%
  2017	100%
  2016	100%

  Nursing

  Graduation Year	First Time Pass Rate NCLEX Licensure Exam	% Overall Pass Rate
  2020	75%	75%
  2019	66.7%	66.7%
  2018	100%	100%
  2017	No cohort this year	No cohort this year
  2016	100%	100%

  Masters of Arts, Community Counseling

  Cohort	National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCER) Exam First-Time Pass Rate
  2019-2020	67%
  2018-2019	82%
  2017-2018	83%
  2016-2017	90%
  2015-2016	100%