Building on your associate's degree, you can earn your bachelor's degree at a cost that is far less than most 4-year degrees.
Interested in our Adult, Professional, and Online Programs?
Contact Susan Slonac at susan.slonac@ottawa.edu with questions or for more information.
* Tuition rates are subject to change.
Step 1: Earn your associate's degree at MPTC.
Step 2: Participate in a FREE bachelor's degree planning session with your Ottawa University Success Coach.
Step 3: Option to complete additional electives at MPTC.
Your bachelor's degree plan will detail what courses you can take to get a faster and more affordable jump on your bachelor's degree.
Step 4: Transfer to Ottawa University for your bachelor's degree.
TOTAL: Bachelor's Degree: 120 credit hours
Ottawa University will require and evaluate all transcripts and will transfer in only up to four hours of activity credits (e.g., bowling, dance, swimming).
Ottawa University's online courses are taught via the Blackboard learning management system, which provides a virtual classroom space for you and your classmates to interact with one another and with your instructor. We invite you to sample a class now as our guest and experience an Ottawa University online course first-hand.
Login here: blackboard.ottawa.edu
username: ouguest
password: welcome
Please feel free to explore all aspects of the online classroom. Try posting a message in the discussion board or sending the instructor an email message. The course is not “live,” but our instructor is on duty and will respond to your email message within 24 hours.
Up to 80 MPTC lower division credit hours transfer to Ottawa University.
All 100 level and above courses taken toward your associate's degree, for which students earn a grade of "C" or better, are considered for transfer toward your bachelor's degree. Some limitations apply to activity and skill building courses.
All other credits earned toward your associate's degree or certificate program are considered for transfer as electives to Ottawa University.
Students who complete an associate's degree from MPTC will typically have fulfilled Ottawa University's general education course requirements.
Credit from other institutions, CLEP/AP/DSST exams, health care registries, police academy, and military credit may also be considered for transfer.
Ottawa University is a non-profit, private university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
We have campuses in Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin and residential campuses in Kansas and Arizona. For added flexibility, we offer a broad range of fully online programs and courses.
A not-for-profit, Christian university, Ottawa University is committed to your continued success. We are dedicated to supporting our students through graduation and beyond with one-on-one attention and advising.
At Ottawa University, you work with our Student Success Team to help identify your strengths, chart your course through your degree program, and guide the successful transition of learning to life goals...to a life of significance.