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Rose State College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Rose State College offered its first classes on September 21, 1970. Originally named Oscar Rose Junior College in memory of the well-known Midwest City-Del City Superintendent of Schools, the school was renamed Rose State College effective on November 1, 1983. In December 1973, the College became a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, after approval from the College's Board of Trustees. The College has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,700 in 1970 to a regular fall enrollment of approximately 7,000. The campus now includes twenty-one buildings on approximately 116 acres.
• Rose State College has been authorized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to provide programs and activities in General Education, Student Development Services, University Transfer Education, Economic Development Services, Career and Technical Education, Continuing Education and Contract Training Programs, Developmental/Remedial Education, selected Statewide Educational Services, Community Services and Institutional Research.
• Rose State College has been accredited as a degree-granting institution by American Bar Association, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), Commission on Dental Accreditation, Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, National Court Reporting Association (NCRA), National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, The Higher Learning Commission; Member North Central Association, Oklahoma Board of Nursing, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and State of Oklahoma State Accrediting Agency.

In the News:

• Letters to the Editor: Friday, November 6, 2009 (The Oklahoman)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 07:15:02 am
  Disclosure urgedRegarding "Gamblers begin to question Oklahoma casinos’ lack of payback rules” (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services news story, Oct. 27): It’s ridiculous that casinos don’t have to release their percentage payouts to the public. Having visited a majority of the casinos in this state, I’ve observed a lot of retirees who enjoy gambling. Some have lost their life savings. It’s ...
• Rose State students go the distance to get healthy, active (The Oklahoman)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:00:03 am
  MIDWEST CITY — Janet Hanna is five pounds lighter after jogging more than 26 miles on a treadmill within a month. The physical fitness major participated in the Rose State College Treadmill-athon this month in the campus wellness center.Students and employees were encouraged to complete a 26.2-mile marathon by using a treadmill at the wellness center. The program began Oct. 1, and ends today ...
• Cyber Consortium Gets $2.7 Million Grant (Enterprise Security Today)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 07:14:17 am
  The three-year grant to the Cyber Security Education Consortium will help train a new generation of cyber warriors whose job it will be to prevent potentially crippling Internet-based attacks and stop the drain of knowledge and jobs to nations such as China and India, where 2 million technological workers have U.S.-related jobs.
• Choctaw included in free tuition plan (The Oklahoman)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 05:00:03 am
  MIDWEST CITY — Choctaw High School seniors now have the option of attending Rose State College tuition-free.College officials are including Choctaw High School in the Ticket To Rose program. The program allows students from select high schools to attend Rose State without paying tuition."It will open the door for a number of our students that might not have the opportunity to go to college ...
• Missouri part of 8-state group working to stop cyber attacks (Jefferson City News Tribune)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 05:23:58 am
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to an eight-state consortium of technology centers and community colleges that is working to block cyber attacks and stop the loss of high-tech jobs in the U.S., officials said Wednesday.

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