* List compiled by the website
Private Schools Report and can be found at www.privateschoolsreport.com.
For potential employers, Johnson County is great place to
locate a business because the labor pool is one of the highest
educated in the nation. According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau
data, Johnson County ranks first among all U.S. counties with
populations exceeding 250,000 in the percentage of adults with
at least a high school education. In that same population number,
Johnson County ranks 6th in percentage with at least a bachelor’s
degree, and 16th with a graduate or professional degree. This
area boasts numerous colleges and universities that support
Johnson County’s economic growth and high quality of
life. Check out the list of the higher learning institutes
located in the metropolitan area.
Area Colleges & Universities (4-year):
- University of
Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
- University of Missouri – Kansas
City
- Park University (Parkville, MO)
- Rockhurst University (Kansas
City, MO)
- Ottawa University (Ottawa, KS)
- Baker University – Overland
Park, Lee’s Summit
- University of Kansas Medical Center
(Kansas City, KS)
- University of Kansas Edwards Campus (Overland
Park, KS)
- MidAmerica Nazarene University (Olathe, KS)
- Avila University
(Kansas City, MO)
- Webster University (Kansas City, MO)
- University of Central
Missouri – Summit Center (Lee’s
Summit, MO)
- DeVry University – KC Campus (Kansas City,
MO)
- Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences (Kansas
City, MO)
- Kansas City Art Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Colorado Technical
University, Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)
- Columbia College – KC
Campus (Kansas City, MO)
- Ottawa University KC (Overland Park,
KS)
- Cleveland Chiropractic College of Kansas City (Overland
Park, KS)
- University of St. Mary – Overland Park Campus
(Overland Park, KS)
- Research College of Nursing (Kansas City,
MO)
- National American University – Zona Rosa Campus
(Kansas City MO)
- National American University – Overland
Park Campus (Overland Park, KS)
- Friends University – KC
Campus (Lenexa, KS)
- DeVry University- Kansas City Downtown Center (Kansas City,
MO)
- St. Luke’s College (Kansas City, MO)
Two-Year Institutions:
- Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS)
- Metropolitan Community College – Longview (Lee’s
Summit, MO)
- Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley (Kansas
City, MO)
- Kansas City Kansas Community College (Kansas City, KS)
- Metropolitan Community College – Maple Woods (Kansas
City, MO)
- Metropolitan Community College – Blue River (Independence,
MO)
- Donnelly College (Kansas City, KS)
- Vatterott College (Kansas City, MO)
- Concorde Career College (Kansas City, MO)
- Brown Mackie College – Kansas City (Lenexa, KS)
- Pinnacle Career Institute (Kansas City, MO)
More Education: Johnson County Research Triangle
In the November 2008 election, Johnson County voters approved
a 0.125 percent sales tax to fund projects and programs for
the newly created Johnson County Education Research Triangle
Authority. This tax supports three new facilities for construction
or acquisition in Johnson County:
- The University of Kansas Edwards Campus Business, Engineering,
Science and Technology Center in Overland Park;
- The Kansas State University Innovation Campus National Food
and Animal Health Institute in Olathe; and,
- The University of Kansas Cancer Clinical Research Center
in Fairway.
The one-eighth cent sales tax is expected to raise approximately
$15 million per year. This tax goes into effect in 2009.
This will continue to strengthen the tremendous assets of
an educated workforce available in Johnson County. |
