The UOlivet Advantage

Graduation in Four Years

… or the fifth year is free!

The University of Olivet believes it’s essential for our students to graduate in four years for two reasons: less student loan debt and more earning potential over a lifetime of employment.

To achieve this goal, you will work closely with your adviser to prepare an academic plan that maps out your four years of study. By taking ownership of your academic plans, you also take ownership of your optimal potential. And by graduating on time, you will get a jump start on earning power and be well ahead of your peers at public colleges and universities, where it takes an average of five to six years to graduate.

Service Learning Opportunities

With success comes responsibility, both to one’s self and to the greater community.

At The University of Olivet, service learning opportunities are more than the usual volunteer opportunities. We provide you with opportunities to apply the knowledge acquired in class to career interests in diverse communities.

• Service learning is an innovative educational approach that integrates meaningful, hands-on community projects with class instruction to enrich your learning experience.
• Every major discipline offers a course that explores and addresses real-world problems in the classroom and beyond campus boundaries.
• Service learning projects will broaden your perspective and aid in demonstrating how you will ultimately fit in the overall community and the world.

Here’s a sampling of places where The University of Olivet students have helped communities through service learning: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michgan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Costa Rica, Peru and Puerto Rico.