Education in Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma City, like most other major cities, has a varied diversity of institutions for learning and educational enrichment.

[edit] Higher education

Oklahoma City is home to many colleges and universities, including Oklahoma City University in midtown and Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City in Northwest OKC. The OU Health Sciences Center is located due east of downtown Oklahoma City while the University of Oklahoma (Sooners) is located just south of the city in the suburb of Norman. The third-largest university in Oklahoma, the University of Central Oklahoma is located just north of the city in the suburb of Edmond. Oklahoma City Community College in south OKC is the largest community college in the state.

Oklahoma City also has several public vo-tech schools, the largest of which are Metro Technology Centers [1] and Francis Tuttle [2].

There are also a number of small private colleges and universities in the city, including Oklahoma Christian University, Southern Nazarene University [3], University of Phoenix - Oklahoma City Campus [4], Mid-America Christian University, American Christian College and Seminary, Metropolitan College, and the Downtown College Consortium [5] in downtown Oklahoma City.

[edit] Primary and secondary

The Oklahoma City Public Schools [6] is the second-largest district in the state (behind Tulsa) and is one of the few urban districts in the nation with a growing enrollment, due largely to the so-called MAPS for KIDs city-wide improvement plan. The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics is also in Oklahoma city and is home to the most gifted of the state's math and science pupils.

Numerous other suburban districts circle the urban OCPS district, such as Putnam City Public Schools in suburban northwest Oklahoma City, the largest suburban school district in the state. Also, the city has very well developed private and parochial schools, including Westminster School and Casady School near posh suburban Nichols Hills and the schools of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

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