Redlands Community College
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Redlands Community College (RCC) is a community college
located in El Reno, Oklahoma
. Student enrollment is approximately 2,200 per semester.
graduates' parents. In 1938 the State Junior College Committee, University of Oklahoma
, and Oklahoma State University accredited the college for one year of higher education and in 1939 it received accreditation as a two-year institution. Fifty-four students enrolled in the college's first year, and in 1940, the first graduating class consisted of eight students. In 1974, the college became a full member of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. On September 1, 1991, the name was officially changed to Redlands Community College.
From 1938 to 1966, classes were held in the basement of El Reno High School. In 1966 the college was located in an old post office at Rogers and Bickford streets. In 1971, construction began on its current location at 1300 South Country Club Road. The campus has grown to encompass seven major building complexes situated on thirty-seven acres.
In 1938, El Reno Junior College was the only Oklahoma municipal junior college to publish an year book entitled The Collegian. From 1940 to 1941, it provided civilian pilot training with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Aircraft and engine mechanics was taught from 1946 and 1947 at El Reno's Mustang Field in a subsidiary school known as the Midwest School of Aeronautics.
Students can obtain Associates of Science in Agriculture, Athletic/Personal Training, and Pre-Professional Sciences.
Associate of Arts degrees can be obtained in the following majors: Business Administration, Pre-Criminal Justice, Pre-Education
Elementary, Pre-Education Secondary, English, Family Studies
and Child Development, General Studies, Health, Physical
Education and Recreation, Psychology, Social Studies, and Speech
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state. A part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, El Reno is west of downtown Oklahoma City...
. Student enrollment is approximately 2,200 per semester.
History
In 1938, El Reno Junior College, was established by an act of the El Reno Board of Education fostered by a petition signed by El Reno High SchoolEl Reno High School
- Architectural History :El Reno High School, located at 405 South Choctaw in El Reno, Oklahoma, is a -story horizontally massed, detached building . Measuring 175 feet east-west and 132 feet north-south, the building is oriented in an east-west direction, with the main entrance facing west on...
graduates' parents. In 1938 the State Junior College Committee, University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, and Oklahoma State University accredited the college for one year of higher education and in 1939 it received accreditation as a two-year institution. Fifty-four students enrolled in the college's first year, and in 1940, the first graduating class consisted of eight students. In 1974, the college became a full member of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. On September 1, 1991, the name was officially changed to Redlands Community College.
From 1938 to 1966, classes were held in the basement of El Reno High School. In 1966 the college was located in an old post office at Rogers and Bickford streets. In 1971, construction began on its current location at 1300 South Country Club Road. The campus has grown to encompass seven major building complexes situated on thirty-seven acres.
In 1938, El Reno Junior College was the only Oklahoma municipal junior college to publish an year book entitled The Collegian. From 1940 to 1941, it provided civilian pilot training with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Aircraft and engine mechanics was taught from 1946 and 1947 at El Reno's Mustang Field in a subsidiary school known as the Midwest School of Aeronautics.
Associates Degree Programs
Applied Science degrees are offered in the following fields: Applied Technology, Business Administration Technology, Child Development, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Center Management, Equine Science, Nursing (RN), and Sustainable Agriculture.Students can obtain Associates of Science in Agriculture, Athletic/Personal Training, and Pre-Professional Sciences.
Associate of Arts degrees can be obtained in the following majors: Business Administration, Pre-Criminal Justice, Pre-Education
Elementary, Pre-Education Secondary, English, Family Studies
and Child Development, General Studies, Health, Physical
Education and Recreation, Psychology, Social Studies, and Speech