The mission of William Woods is "Learning Without Limits."

"Students can do this, and they know they can do it. They can live their lives around it. It really works." said Sean Siebert, William Woods Vice President and Dean.

However, for many, limitations are a reality.

"In my case, I have a small business. I work full-time, and have a family. I have to be able to manage all of those plus go to school," said graduate student Jeff Nichols.

William Woods University has many campus sites within the state to make going to school easier for students.

"We have 178 active sites in the state of Missouri. We go into a classroom, or a community center. We'll go there and to those students that's William Woods for two years," Siebert said.

If a student works for one night a week for four hours, they can finish in less than two years.

"It's true hard work, but it's completely worth it. Back in 1997, I decided I really wanted to go back to school. The problem was I didn't want to give up my spot of the corporate ladder to go do that," William Woods graduate Dan Westhues said.

William Woods offered Westhues the best of both worlds.

The same goes for Nichols. He is a detective in the Columbia Police Department's Major Crimes Unit. Three years away from retirement, Nichols is looking for his next career.

"I certainly want to look at doing some other things with my life. I feel I'm still young enough to start another career. And, essentially, the MBA program here at William Woods will hopefully open some doors for me," Nichols said.

In the past month, William Woods has literally opened more doors in Jefferson City.

The university just doubled the size of its Jefferson City satellite campus.

"When we first started in Jefferson City, we were in a hotel room in the Ramada Inn. Now, we've grown to more than 500 students per year," Siebert said. "If you go outside into rural Missouri, really that's what we do is provide education to those who otherwise wouldn't pursue it."

William Woods' graduate program started back in 1992 with about 72 students, and has now grown to more than 11,000 and has just opened new campuses in Arkansas.