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Oklahoma Christian University

Oklahoma Christian University Logo (Trademark of Oklahoma Christian University)

Established 1950
School type Private
President Mike O'Neal
Location Edmond, OK, USA
Enrollment 1,800+ undergraduate
200+ graduate
Faculty 153
Endowment US$32 million
Campus Suburban, 200 acres (800,000 m²)
Sports team Eagles
Website www.oc.edu

Oklahoma Christian University (locally known as OC) is a private Christian university associated with the churches of Christ. OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb north of Oklahoma City.

Early history

Oklahoma Christian University was originally called Central Christian College when it opened in 1950 with 97 students in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on the 152 acre (615,000 m²) former estate of L.V. Foster, a prominent oil businessman.

L. R. Wilson was the college's first president, having founded Florida Christian College just four years before. In 1959, the campus was moved to Oklahoma City and OC began offering four year bachelor degrees soon after. The school name was changed to "Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts" before being truncated to "Oklahoma Christian University."

OC policy

President Mike O'Neal has attempted to the make the campus more progressive in its language, its diversity policies, and Evangelical outreach. These efforts can be seen the newly-adopted covenant and other policy changes , although full-time, tenure-tracked faculty are required to be members of the Church of Christ and are discouraged from teaching evolution ]. He has also attempted with limited to success to improve OC’s freshman and minority retention rates and student matriculation rates while decreasing student transfer rates – all categories in which OC ranks poorly compared to other colleges in the state.

Past Presidents

  • L. R. Wilson - 1950 to 1954
  • James O. Baird - 1954 to 1974
  • J. Terry Johnson - 1974 to 1996
  • Kevin Jacobs - 1996 to 2001
  • Mike O'Neal - 2002 to present

(Note: Alfred Branch served as interim President (2001) and is thus not recognized as an official former President.)

Contact information

Oklahoma Christian University
P.O. Box 11000
Oklahoma City, OK 73136-1100
USA

Shipping Address:
2501 East Memorial Road
Edmond, OK 73013
USA
+1 405 425 5000 or +1 800 877 5010

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