Rose State College

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Rose State College is a community college located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The college was originally named Oscar Rose Junior College when classes first started on September 21, 1970 but was later renamed to Rose State College effective on November 1, 1983. The college has a regular enrollment of 7,000 students and covers over 116 acres (469,000 m²).

Rose State is primarily designed for students who plan to transfer to other colleges.

Rose State's colors are blue and gold, and their mascot is the Raider, based on Doolittle's Raiders, best known for leading a bombing run on Tokyo in April 18, 1942, shortly following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, marking the U.S. entry into World War II.

At Rose State College, students are encouraged to "Stay Close and Go Far."

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