Murray State College
Tel:
(580) 387-7000
- Murray State College provides opportunities to maximize student learning and personal growth. MSC offers 22 transfer degrees and nine associate of applied science degree that can be completed in two years or less.
School Highlights
Murray State College serves 2,143 students (47% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is lower than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American), which is more than the state average of 50%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 94 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Murray State College | (OK) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 94 staff | 59 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Murray State College was established in accordance with an Act of the first legislature, approved May 20, 1908, which provided for "the establishment and maintenance of agriculture schools of secondary grade in each supreme court judicial district, with a branch agriculture experiment station and short courses in connection therewith." Murray State College is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, the county seat of Johnston County and originally founded as the capital of the Chickasaw Nation. One of the oldest towns in Oklahoma and rich in a background of historical and cultural associations, Tishomingo has grown as a city of homes, schools and churches. The School of Arts and Sciences supports all the degree programs, Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, and Associate in Applied Science, by providing the core courses required for graduation. The faculty are active in the President's Scholars program, cultural events, such as plays and art exhibits and Phi Theta Kappa, the junior college honorary society. The School of Applied Science includes degree programs in Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Science and Informaton Systems, Engineering, Nursing/Allied Health, and Veterinary Technology. The certificate programs are two-year technical and occupational programs which will prepare a student to enter the work force.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Murray State College is Grayson College (39.4 miles away).
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- Grayson CollegePublic4,372 students | 39.40 Mi6101 Grayson Drive
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Seminole, OK 74868
(405) 382-9950 66.501,895 - 33,668 students | 76.90 Mi3452 Spur 399
McKinney, TX 75069
(972) 881-5790 76.9033,668 - St. Gregory's UniversityPrivate, non-profit649 students | 76.90 Mi1900 W MacArthur
Shawnee, OK 74804
(405) 878-5100 76.90649
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