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Several higher education choices exist in Platte County. Available
programs range from dual credit (high school, college) to Associates,
Bachelors and Masters programs, as well as occupational programs.
Offerings grow constantly. We urge you to check the websites of
these institutions for the most up to date information.
Post Secondary Schools Offering Classes
in Platte County
 Northland
Career Center - (816) 858-5505 www.pcr3pirates.org
Vocational/technical career center housed on the Platte County R-III
campus in Platte City with all Platte County school districts serving
as ‘sending schools’. Programs include HVAC, Building
Trades, Health Services and Culinary Arts among others. NCC offers
adult education classes too.
Maple Woods Community College
- (816) 437-3000 www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us
Classes offered through Platte County Public School Districts (dual
credit). The Maple Woods campus is located in Clay County, just 10
minutes from KCI Airport.
Park University - (816)
741-2000 www.park.edu
Park University is located in Parkville. Its beautiful campus is
nestled in the bluff along the Missouri River. Students, however,
do not have to come to campus to obtain a degree. Park has one of
the largest internet class offerings in the nation. Park has both
undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
University of Missouri Kansas City
- (816) 235-1445 www.umkc.edu
Classes offered through Platte County Public School Districts (dual
credit). Additionally, UMKC offers a Masters Program in the Northland,
just 5 minutes from KCI Airport in the Platte County Resource Center.
University of Mary - (816)
235-8815 www.umary.edu
Classes are offered at the Platte County Resource Center. University
of Mary offers MBA and MSN programs at this location.
Missouri Western State University
- (816) 271-4200  http://www.missouriwestern.edu/
The main campus is located in St. Joseph, 40 minutes north of KCI
Airport. This four year institution offers degree completion programs
through Western Institute at Tuileries Plaza.
Webster University -
(816) 444-1000 www.webster.edu/kc
Classes are offered at the Park Hill Administration Center. Call
the phone number listed for specific program offerings.
Baker University - (913)
491-4432 http://www.bakeru.edu/
Classes are offered at the Northland Career Center in Platte City
and at the Park Hill Administration Center. Call the phone number
listed for specific program offerings.
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