Oklahoma Public Two-Year Colleges

Junior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Schools

The State of Oklahoma administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in Oklahoma, sometimes called Oklahoma junior colleges, or Oklahoma technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" Oklahoma colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in Oklahoma. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the Oklahoma local community

The first postsecondary institutions in Oklahoma were created by the territorial legislature prior to statehood in 1907. The public district junior colleges which began to develop in the 1920s and '30s were created by local communities and operated by local school boards. For more than a decade, there were different efforts to create a state coordinating board for higher education, but it wasn't until 1941 that the people of Oklahoma approved a constitutional amendment to create the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. Additional junior and community colleges were opened in the '60s and '70s. Fifteen community colleges are included in the system.

Oklahoma College Degrees, Certificates, & Diplomas

Oklahoma Community Colleges and Two Year Colleges

Carl Albert State College (Poteau, OK)
Connors State College (Warner, OK)
Eastern Oklahoma State College
- Wilburton, OK
- McAlester, OK
- Idabel, OK
Murray State College (Tishomingo, OK)
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK)
Northern Oklahoma College (Tonkawa, OK)
Oklahoma City Community College (Oklahoma City, OK)
Oklahoma State University System (2-year campuses)
- Oklahoma City
- Okmulgee
Redlands Community College (El Reno, OK)
Rose State College (Midwest City, OK)
Seminole State College (Siminole, OK)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University-Sayre (2-year campus) (Sayre, OK)
Tulsa Community College (Tulsa, OK)
Western Oklahoma State College (Altus, OK)

Oklahoma Colleges

Colleges and universities in Oklahoma manage to attract students from all over the world for a variety of reasons. Their academic programs are some of the most rigorous in the country. Their athletic programs have spawned some of the most furious rivalries in college sports.

DeVry University

Vatterott College

OK Online Degrees

A college degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by Oklahoma institutions of higher education, such as colleges or universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

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