Northern Oklahoma College
School Notes Overview:
Northern Oklahoma College, a public muti-campus liberal arts community college, provides higher educational opportunities to seek the associate degree, cultural enrichment and economic achievement....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Kay County, OK | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 2,798 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 2,337 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 5,135 students | 2,213 students |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 547 students | 229 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 76% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 40% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,773 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 29% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,276 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 13% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,894 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 35% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,897 | $3,129 |
School Notes:
- Northern Oklahoma College is a two-year, state supported college founded in 1901 by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature.
- Tonkawa, Oklahoma, site of the original 120-acre Northern Oklahoma College Campus, is a rural community of approximately 3500 people. It is located 12 miles west of Ponca City on U.S. Highway 60 and just two miles east of Interstate Highway 35. Tonkawa campus has six residence halls which can house approximately 380 students.
- Northern offers over 50 associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science, and Applied Science. Northern Oklahoma College offers programs in 64 fields of study leading to the Associate of Arts, Associate of science, or Associate of Applied Science degree. The AA and AS degrees are designed as transfer programs to four year institutions, while the AAS degree represents a career program for those seeking training and job skills.
- The college Acadmic division includes Business, Fine Arts, Health, Physical Education & Recreation, Language Arts, Nursing, Science & Mathematics, Social Science and Developmental Studies, Counseling & Tutoring.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Barnsdall girls take aim on season opener (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:42:51 am
Few area high school basketball coaches said good-bye last year to more talent than Barnsdall’s Joe Gilbert. Among his departing seniors from the 2008-09 squad were a trio of All-State athletes — Chelsi Virden, Amber Johnson and Nikki Garrett. - Swim Meet Tuesday (The Ponca City News)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:26:43 pm
The Ponca City Swimming Team will be at home Tuesday in a meet with Stillwater. The home meets are in Foster-Piper Fieldhouse on the campus of Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. - Tonkawa Girl Chairs National Conference (The Ponca City News)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:22:42 pm
TONKAWA — A senior at Tonkawa High School, Alexis Butterfield has been chosen as national chairman of a conference of high school Young Democrats to be held in Washington, D.C., this summer. - Vance honored for adapting to the needs of its airmen, families (The Enid News & Eagle)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:26:38 am
Vance Air Force Base appears, on the surface, to be an idyllic facility, evoking memories of a television town and an iconic TV couple. - Committee facility plan to get EPS board review (The Enid News & Eagle)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 04:42:08 am
The plans for Enid Public Schools and its facility problems will be discussed once again during a regular meeting of Enid Public School Board of Education Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Coolidge Elementary School.
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