Central Methodist University (CMU) which was formerly known as Central Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution that was founded on 13 April 1853 by Nathan Scarritt and David Rice McAnally.
The University was chartered on March 15, 1855, and the first classes were held on September 18, 1857, with one building on one acre of ground, 144 students, and 3 faculty members. Central College was to be the only Methodist Episcopal Church South supported college in the state of Missouri.
The university is located in Fayette, Missouri, United States, and holds a campus of 94 acres. The university focuses on providing quality education to its students. A student can get the best learning experience here.
The university also supports Athletics and Various other sports like football and baseball which means the overall development of the student. The University has its own team called Eagles. Teams compete in football, basketball (men's and women's), baseball, cross country, golf (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), softball, spirit squad (cheerleading & dance), track and field, and volleyball.
Whether the student is an on-campus student, taking classes off-campus, or studying online, the education programs are done the right way.
Currently, there are 3,863 students enrolled in various programs offered by the university. The university holds expert faculties to support students. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 which means on every 17 students there is 1 faculty present.
The university offers more than 40 programs across various majors. They offer Undergraduate, Graduate degree programs which include various programs such as Accounting, Biology, Computer science, Criminal justice, Physics, Nursing, Master of Education, Master of Music Education, Master of Science in Mathematics, Business/Commerce, Health/Medical and many more.
CMU is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and programs are accredited by Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).