Preferred Learning Partners

Upon a student's successful completion of the CJCFPD Paramedic training to include the National Certification and Missouri Lisensure, UCM will provide 15 undergraduate hours of credit towards the completion of a Bachelor's degree in Crisis and Disaster Management or the School of Natural Sciences will provide hours of credit toward the completion of a Bachelor's degree in Biology.

 

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Brenda Fuhr at fuhr@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-8252

The University of Central Missouri is proud to partner with City Year to offer eligible members of the City Year community include currently serving AmeriCorps members, alumni who completed a term of AmeriCorps service and staff members employed for at least two years a discount on tuition for any undergraduate or graduate degree programs (both in-person and online). 

Find additional information here or contact Clarinda Dir at dir@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-6622.

Ready to get started? Apply today!

 As a preferred learning partner with the University of Central Missouri, EdAssist employees are eligible for discounted tuition, including both undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs. Our goal is to help these staff members continue their education and excel in the workforce. 

UCM is a fully accredited, innovative institution offering a top-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the nation. We offer face-to-face courses, online and hybrid courses designed to fit the busy schedule of working adults. Our campuses are located in both Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit. 

Adult Learners Have the Opportunity to:

• Sign up for short-term certificate programs focusing on specific career skills and fields
• Enroll in college credit courses and work toward undergraduate and graduate degree completion. 

If a college degree is your goal, it is worth noting that UCM is the state leader in degree completion among public universities.

Benefits Exclusive to EdAssist

Through this innovative partnership, the university will provide EdAssist employees with the following:

• A 5% discount on online and UCM Lee’s Summit courses including undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificate and non-credit professional education programming
• The waiving of certificate program, undergraduate and graduate application fees

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Reyna Warren at rwarren@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-8042.

The University of Central Missouri is partnering with the Government of Makueni County-Kenya, a member of the South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB), and Global Classroom Exchange (GCE) to enhance international workforce development and education opportunities.

The unique collaboration includes UCM, the government of Makueni County-Kenya, the Economic Bloc and Global Classroom Exchange. This preferred learning partnership officially launched at a Jan. 8, 2021, virtual signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding. MOU signers included the governor of Makueni County, Hon. Professor Kivutha Kibwana; Dr. Phil Bridgmon, UCM provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; Dr. Laurel Hogue, vice provost for UCM Online and Learning Engagement; and John Musau, founder and CEO of Global Classroom Exchange. 

LEARN MORE...

As a preferred learning partner with the University of Central Missouri, Lee’s Summit Medical Center / HCA Health Midwest staff members are eligible for discounted tuition, including both undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs. Our goal is to help these staff members continue their education and excel in the workforce. The successful collaboration also provides medical center employees enrolling in UCM programs with opportunities to attend mock interviews and career expos and assistance with job searches. Our goal is to help medical center employees continue their education and excel in the workforce. 

UCM is a fully accredited, innovative institution offering a top-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the nation. We offer face-to-face courses, online and hybrid courses designed to fit the busy schedule of working adults. Our campuses are located in both Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit. 

Adult Learners Have the Opportunity to:

• Sign up for short-term certificate programs focusing on specific career skills and fields
• Enroll in college credit courses and work toward undergraduate and graduate degree completion. 

If a college degree is your goal, it is worth noting that UCM is the state leader in degree completion among public universities.

Benefits Exclusive to Lee’s Summit Medical Center / HCA Health Midwest

Through this innovative partnership, the university will provide Lee’s Summit Medical Center / HCA Health Midwest employees with the following:

• The waiving of certificate program, undergraduate and graduate application fees
• Access to UCM's Nursing Mock Interview Day, hosted by the university's Career and Life Design Center
• Access to UCM's career expos.

Featured Degree Programs

We offer several undergraduate and graduate nursing programs with information available at our UCM School of Nursing webpage.

• Generic-option Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, also known as prelicensure
• RN (registered nurse) to Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing option, an online program geared towards working adults
• Master’s Degree in Nursing, also primarily an online program geared for working adults. This part-time program includes two emphasis areas -- family nurse practitioner and nurse educator.
• MBA in Healthcare Administration, tailored for leaders in all areas of this growing and rewarding field.

Featured Certificate Programs 

UCM’s Center for Workforce and Professional Education offers a number of industry-recognized certificate programs. Many courses help students prepare for certification exams with vouchers for the exams often included. Online, face-to-face and hybrid options are available.

• CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), a valuable certificate program including classroom instruction and hands-on clinical experience. 
• Healthcare IT, which provides students with the basic skills in information technology as well as aspects related to healthcare.    
• Medical Billing, a certificate program designed to prepare students to work in hospitals and other medical facilities. 
• Phlebotomy Technician, a comprehensive certificate program that helps students launch a career in this growing field.
• Physical Therapy Aide, designed to prepare students to assist physical therapists in selected procedures, work with patients and prepare equipment and paperwork.
• Sterile Processing Technician, a certificate program preparing adult learners for a career in a variety of healthcare settings.

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Reyna Warren at rwarren@ucmo.edu (660) 543-8042. 

As a preferred learning partner with the University of Central Missouri, Meritas Health employees are eligible for discounted tuition, including both undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs. The successful collaboration also provides hospital employees enrolling in UCM programs with opportunities to attend mock interviews and career expos and assistance with job searches. Our goal is to help hospital staff members continue their education and excel in the workforce. 

UCM is a fully accredited, innovative institution offering a top-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the nation. We offer face-to-face courses, online and hybrid courses designed to fit the busy schedule of working adults. Our campuses are located in both Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit. 

Adult learners have the opportunity to:

• Sign up for short-term certificate programs focusing on specific career skills and fields
• Enroll in college credit courses and work toward undergraduate and graduate degree completion. 

If a college degree is your goal, it is worth noting that UCM is the state leader in degree completion among public universities.

Benefits Exclusive to Meritas Health

Through this innovative preferred learning partnership, the university will provide Meritas Health employees with the following:

• A 5-percent discount on online and UCM Lee’s Summit courses including undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificate and non-credit professional education programming
• The waiving of certificate program, undergraduate and graduate application fees
• Access to UCM’s Nursing Mock Interview Day, hosted by the university’s Career and Life Design Center
• Access to UCM’s career expos.

Featured Degree Programs  

We offer several undergraduate and graduate nursing programs with information available at our UCM School of Nursing webpage.

• Generic-option Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, also known as prelicensure
• RN (registered nurse) to Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing option, an online program geared towards working adults
• Master’s Degree in Nursing, also primarily an online program geared for working adults. This part-time program includes two emphasis areas -- family nurse practitioner and nurse educator.
• MBA in Healthcare Administration, tailored for leaders in all areas of this growing and rewarding field.

Featured Certificate Programs   

UCM’s Center for Workforce and Professional Education offers a number of industry-recognized certificate programs. Many courses help students prepare for certification exams with vouchers for the exams often included. Online, face-to-face and hybrid options are available.

• CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), a valuable certificate program including classroom instruction and hands-on clinical experience.
• Healthcare IT, which provides students with the basic skills in information technology as well as aspects related to healthcare.    
• Medical Billing, a certificate program designed to prepare students to work in hospitals and other medical facilities.
• Phlebotomy Technician, a comprehensive certificate program that helps students launch a career in this growing field.
• Physical Therapy Aide, designed to prepare students to assist physical therapists in selected procedures, work with patients and prepare equipment and paperwork.
• Sterile Processing Technician, a certificate program preparing adult learners for a career in a variety of healthcare settings.

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Reyna Warren at rwarren@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-8042.

 As a preferred learning partner with the University of Central Missouri, Missouri DOC employees can complete the education needed to excel in the workforce. DOC employees are eligible for discounted tuition, including both undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs. UCM is a fully accredited, innovative institution offering a top-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the nation. We offer face-to-face courses, online and hybrid courses designed to fit the busy schedule of working adults. Our campuses are located in both Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit. 

LEARN MORE...

The Missouri National Guard is a preferred learning partner with UCM with both organizations proactively creating an easier path to higher education for men and women serving their country in the Guard. Through this collaboration, UCM is accelerating degree paths for Guard students while also reducing tuition and fees not covered by the state’s tuition assistance program or federal G.I. Bill. UCM respects the experiences and skills Guard men and women bring to the classroom and are proud to be a part of this mission-critical partnership.

UCM is a fully accredited, innovative institution offering a top-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the nation. We offer face-to-face courses, online and hybrid courses designed to fit the busy schedule of working adults. Our campuses are located in both Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit. 

Adult Learners Have the Opportunity to:

• Sign up for short-term certificate programs focusing on specific career skills and fields
• Enroll in college credit courses and work toward undergraduate and graduate degree completion. 

If a college degree is your goal, it is worth noting that UCM is the state leader in degree completion among public universities.

Through a memorandum of understanding, both organizations are also collaborating on the following:

• Comprehensive Cybersecurity Curriculum 
• Officer Education Program
• Development of Future Cyber Technicians

Benefits Exclusive to Missouri National Guard

Through this innovative partnership, the university will provide Missouri National Guard military personnel with the following:

• The waiving of certificate program, undergraduate and graduate application fees

Featured Degree Programs

Our Cybersecurity program is one of two ABET accredited programs in Missouri and one of only a handful of accredited cybersecurity programs in the nation.

• Cybersecurity: Cyber Operations - This bachelor’s of science degree is offered at our Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit campuses.
• Cybersecurity: Secure Software Development - A bachelor’s of science degree available at Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit campuses.
• Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate - Offered at our Lee’s Summit campus, this graduate certificate will enhance your professional career and increase your potential for employment or acceptance to graduate programs.
• Cybersecurity and Information Assurance - Continue your education through our master’s of science degree, offered at our Lee’s Summit campus and online.

Featured Certificate Programs 

UCM’s Center for Workforce and Professional Education offers a number of industry-recognized certificate programs. Many courses help students prepare for certification exams with vouchers for the exams often included. Online, face-to-face and hybrid options are available.

• Cybersecurity Certificate - Earn this industry-recognized certificate in just a few months by enrolling in this self-paced, online course. 
• CompTIA Certificate Training: A+, Network+, Security+ - This online, self-paced certificate course will help you advance in your career field.
• Information Security Training - This expert training is available online to fit the schedule of busy adults.

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Clarinda Dir at dir@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-6622 or Reyna Warren at rwarren@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-8042.  

As a preferred learning partner with the University of Central Missouri, North Kansas City Hospital employees are eligible for discounted tuition, including both undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs. The successful collaboration also provides hospital employees enrolling in UCM programs with opportunities to attend mock interviews and career expos and assistance with job searches. Our goal is to help hospital staff members continue their education and excel in the workforce. 

UCM is a fully accredited, innovative institution offering a top-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the nation. We offer face-to-face courses, online and hybrid courses designed to fit the busy schedule of working adults. Our campuses are located in both Warrensburg and Lee’s Summit. 

Adult learners have the opportunity to:

• Sign up for short-term certificate programs focusing on specific career skills and fields
• Enroll in college credit courses and work toward undergraduate and graduate degree completion. 

If a college degree is your goal, it is worth noting that UCM is the state leader in degree completion among public universities.

Benefits Exclusive to North Kansas City Hospital

Through this innovative partnership, the university will provide NKC Hospital employees with the following:

• A 5-percent discount on online and UCM Lee’s Summit courses including undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificate and non-credit professional education programming
• The waiving of certificate program, undergraduate and graduate application fees
• Access to UCM’s Nursing Mock Interview Day, hosted by the university’s Career and Life Design Center
• Access to UCM’s career expos.

Featured Degree Programs  

We offer several undergraduate and graduate nursing programs with information available at our UCM School of Nursing webpage.

• Generic-option Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, also known as prelicensure
• RN (registered nurse) to Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing option, an online program geared towards working adults
• Master’s Degree in Nursing, also primarily an online program geared for working adults. This part-time program includes two emphasis areas -- family nurse practitioner and nurse educator.
• MBA in Healthcare Administration, tailored for leaders in all areas of this growing and rewarding field.

Featured Certificate Programs 

UCM’s Center for Workforce and Professional Education offers a number of industry-recognized certificate programs. Many courses help students prepare for certification exams with vouchers for the exams often included. Online, face-to-face and hybrid options are available.

• CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), a valuable certificate program including classroom instruction and hands-on clinical experience. 
• Healthcare IT, which provides students with the basic skills in information technology as well as aspects related to healthcare.    
• Medical Billing, a certificate program designed to prepare students to work in hospitals and other medical facilities. 
• Phlebotomy Technician, a comprehensive certificate program that helps students launch a career in this growing field.
• Physical Therapy Aide, designed to prepare students to assist physical therapists in selected procedures, work with patients and prepare equipment and paperwork.
• Sterile Processing Technician, a certificate program preparing adult learners for a career in a variety of healthcare settings.

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Clarinda Dir at dir@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-6622 or Reyna Warren at rwarren@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-8042.

Educators in the Lee's Summit, Independence, Raytown, and Pleasant Hill school districts are provided graduate level professional development credit at a reduced rate to support upward mobility within their chosen profession.  

 

Get Started by Enrolling Today!

UCM is here to help you through every step so you can reach your goals. Contact Arelli Adams at arelliadams@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-8253.