Southwest Baptist University is a private institution founded in 1878 and located in Bolivar, Missouri. It enrolls approximately 3,600 students and the university encompasses the College of Business and Computer Science, College of Science and Mathematics, Courts Redford College of Theology and Ministry, Geneva Casebolt College of Music, Arts and Letters, Lewis E. Schollian College of Education and Social Science and St. Johns College of Nursing and Health Sciences through which it offers associates, bachelors and masters degrees in various fields.