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Columbia College, located in Fort Leonard Wood, MO, offers a wide range of academic programs, including over 90 certificates, undergraduate, graduate, and online degrees designed to meet the diverse needs of students. With a commitment to accessibility and support, the college provides tailored resources for traditional students, military service members, and international learners, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive educational environment. Dedicated to fostering student success, Columbia College features a robust support system that includes the Center for Student Success, Career Services Center, and the Ousley Family Veterans Service Center. With a legacy of over 170 years, the college continues to innovate and inspire, making quality education accessible to all individuals seeking to transform their futures. Generated from the website

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HistoryDrury was founded in 1873 to offer an environment of strong academic discourse and intellectual achievement. Its founders, Congregationalist home missionaries, felt the need for an academically strong liberal arts college in Southwest Missouri. Drury was patterned after the Congregationalist liberal arts colleges of the North, institutions like Oberlin, Carleton, Dartmouth, Yale and Harvard. After much debate, Springfield was chosen over Neosho, Missouri as the college's location. James and Charles Harwood of Springfield, the Reverend Nathan Morrison of Olivet, Michigan, and Samuel Drury of Otsego, Michigan joined to organize and endow what they initially named Springfield College. Samuel Drury's financial gift of $25,000 was the largest, and the college was renamed for his recently deceased son. Reverend Morrison was chosen as president and rang the bell to begin classes on September 25, 1873.