Education In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, like most other major cities, has a diversity of institutions for learning and educational enrichment. Several colleges and universities offer associate and bachelor's degrees and the state's teaching hospital, the University of Oklahoma Medical Center is located east of downtown.
There are also a number of small private colleges and universities in the city, including Oklahoma Christian University, Southern Nazarene University, University of Phoenix - Oklahoma City Campus, Mid-America Christian University, American Christian College and Seminary, Metropolitan College, and the Downtown College Consortium in downtown Oklahoma City.
The most recent nationally accredited private technical school is Oklahoma Technology Institute. A nonprofit vocation training center for individuals with disabilities in Oklahoma City is Dale Rogers Training Center.
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