College Of The Ozarks Point Lookout

The College of the Ozarks, at Point Lookout just south of Branson, is one of America's most unusual visitor stops: a private Christian college of about 1,500 students where full-time students pay no tuition. They work — 15 hours a week in campus jobs, plus two full work weeks a year — across more than 100 campus industries, with scholarships and donations covering the rest. Visitors tour the campus freely.

College of the Ozarks Campus Tour: Life at Hard Work U!

WanderingWalksofWonder

WanderingWalksofWonder's full walking tour of the College of the Ozarks at Point Lookout: a private Christian college of about 1,500 students and 30-plus majors where full-time students pay no tuition — they work 15 hours a week in campus jobs plus two full work weeks, with scholarships and donations covering the rest. The tour walks the campus hubs, including the Good Memorial College Center's student services.

Key takeaways

Full-time students pay no tuition — the work program is 15 hours a week plus two work weeks
Enrollment is about 1,500 students across 30+ majors
The campus sits at Point Lookout, just south of Branson

College of the Ozarks Tour 2022 | Branson (Missouri) | Hard Work U

Branson Fam

The Branson Fam tours the campus as a family day out: more than 100 student jobs and industries fund the Hard Work U model, and visitors can walk the grounds in any order — past Lake Honor to Edwards Mill, a replica 1800s grist mill whose 12-foot waterwheel turns on the lake's runoff, ground by student workers.

Key takeaways

Students choose from 100+ campus jobs and industries
Edwards Mill is a working replica 1800s grist mill with a 12-foot waterwheel
Visitors may tour the campus sights in any order

Honor America at College of the Ozarks Celebrates the US'S 250th BIRTHDAY! Drones & Fireworks!

Branson Fam

The Branson Fam films Honor America at the College of the Ozarks — the college's big patriotic celebration, staged for America's 250th birthday with drones and fireworks over the campus. The film's only caption track is a non-English auto-translation, so no transcript is stored.

The working campus

Two walking tours cover it: WanderingWalksofWonder's full pass through the campus hubs, and Branson Fam's family day out — past Lake Honor to Edwards Mill, a replica 1800s grist mill whose 12-foot waterwheel turns on the lake's runoff, ground by student workers. Visitors walk the sights in any order.

The public face

The Keeter Center — the college's lodge, restaurant and conference center, staffed by students — gets two short films (watch content). A stained-glass short visits the chapel's craft tradition. And a Branson Fam film of the college's Honor America celebration — staged for America's 250th birthday with drones and fireworks — stands as watch content only: its one caption track is a non-English auto-translation, so no transcript is stored, and the page says so.

Sources: the 6 videos on this page.

Watch: College Of The Ozarks, guided

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Crafted in the Ozarks: Stained Glass at College of the Ozarks

Explore Branson

A short film on the stained glass of the College of the Ozarks' chapel — the campus's craftsmanship tradition in colored light, presented as watch content.

Uniquely Branson - The Keeter Center

Explore Branson

A short visit film from the Keeter Center, the college's lodge, restaurant and conference center staffed by students — the public face of Hard Work U. Presented as watch content.

Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks

BransonVisitorTV

A quick Keeter Center film — dining and the student-run hospitality operation at the College of the Ozarks, presented as watch content.