OKC ranks 11th best on JuJu.com's Job Search Difficulty Index for Major Cities

Oklahoma City's economy continues to make gains as OKC moves up two spots to number 11 on Juju.com's "Job Search Difficulty Index," which compares BLS unemployment statistics to posted job opportunities online.
(December 31, 2009)

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Higher Education



2-YEAR COLLEGES

Region

Name

Location

Type

# of Majors

Enrollment

Greater OKC

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City

Public

44

12,048

 

Rose State College

Midwest City

Public

49

7,000

 

Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma City

Public

31

5,654

 

Redlands Community College

El Reno

Public

33

2,323

 

Vatterott College

Oklahoma City

Private

5

249

 

ITT Technical Institute

Oklahoma City

Private

5

-

Source: Peterson's Guide to Two-Year Colleges, 2006; Collegeview.com, 2006.



4-YEAR COLLEGES
With more than 120,000 students in area colleges each year, the Greater Oklahoma City region educates as many youth as college towns like Boston or Philadelphia. Learn more about Greater Oklahoma City regional 4- and 2-year colleges.

Name

Location

Type

Highest Degree

Undergraduate Enrollment

University of Oklahoma

Norman

Public

Doctorate

20,297

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater

Public

Doctorate

19,849

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond

Public

Masters

14,135

Langston University

Langston

Public

Masters

4,100

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee

Private

Bachelors

1,823

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany

Private

Masters

1,780

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City

Private

Doctorate

1,869

Oklahoma Christian University

Oklahoma City

Private

Masters

1,748

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Chickasha

Public

Bachelors

1,449

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

Oklahoma City

Public

Doctorate

805

Saint Gregory's University

Shawnee

Private

Bachelors

722

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City

Private

Bachelors

714

University of Phoenix

Oklahoma City

Private

Masters

824

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College

Moore

Private

Bachelors

348

Southwestern Christian University

Bethany

Private

Masters

254

Source: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education