It serves the Community College District of Newton and McDonald counties in southwestern Missouri and other outlying areas.
[1] Established in 1963 on the grounds of the former Fort Crowder, the college grants certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees.
Specific programs are approved or accredited by the Missouri State Board of Nursing, Teacher Education Certification, through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the National Institute for Automotive Excellence (ASE).
The museum also holds artwork by artists associated with Neosho, including Thomas Hart Benton and James Duard Marshall.
That exhibition brought together more than 80 works by Benton, John Steuart Curry, James Duard Marshall, Charles Banks Wilson, and Grant Wood.