Public School Systems,   Higher Education,   Technological Training

 

Davis Public Schools

Enrollment	Students	Teachers
Elementary School	436	24
Middle School	210	11
High School	264	13
Total	910	48

 

Sulphur Public Schools

Enrollment	Students	Teachers
Elementary School	431	29
Middle School	486	32
High School	423	28
Total	1340	89

 

Oklahoma School for the Deaf

   

Oklahoma School for the Deaf was first established as a part of a private school for the blind at Fort Gibson in 1897.  The Territorial School for the Deaf was founded in Guthrie in 1898.  The school was moved to Sulphur in 1908.  In 1982 the school was legislatively designated as a statewide resource center for the needs of deaf children and school districts across the state. The academic program is accredited by the Oklahoma Department of Education and the vocational program by the Department of Vocation and Technical Training Education.  OSD also is accredited by the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf, Inc. and North Central Accreditation.
Educational Opportunities include:
Early Childhood Development Program Elementary Education Secondary Education Vocational Education Occupational Training Opportunities Mainstreaming Physical Education/Athletics	Physical/Occupational/ Speech Therapy Special Needs Program Regional Preschools Student Assessment Center Media Center/Captioned Films Depository Library Extra-Curricular Activities
OSD employs 160 workers, including teachers, house parents, recreational, maintenance, food service, nursing, counseling, social services, and business professionals.  Thirteen percent of this diverse workforce is Native American.
1999-2000 Enrollment Oklahoma School for the Deaf 203 Regional Preschools   38 Total 241 (20% of enrolled students are Native American.)
Services provided to Public Schools and Families of Deaf Children:
Early Intervention Psychological Evaluations Audiological Evaluations Film Library of Captioned Films Parent Education	Vocational and Career Counseling Sign Language Instruction Outreach Consulting

Ardmore Higher Education Center

611 Veterans Boulevard
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
580-223-1441

Three universities and one Oklahoma community college cooperate to serve thousands of Southern Oklahoma students with college and university classes and degrees.  The University and College Center of Ardmore, known as the Ardmore Higher Education Center, delivers classes from East Central University (Ada), Murray State College (Tishomingo), and Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant).  Freshmen through graduate classes are taught and students can earn an associate, bachelor, or master's degree through one of the three participating institutions.

Murray State College

One Murray Campus

Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460

580-371-2371

As a two-year institution founded in 1908, Murray State College is here to serve you, to assist you by providing avenues for self-fulfillment and self-advancement.  Murray State has quality educational offerings in both two-year associate of applied science degree programs and in two-year transfer associate in arts and associate in science degree programs.  Being a small two-year college, Murray State can provide you with "hands on" learning experiences, one-to-one interaction with instructors and staff, and an atmosphere where the student is a person, not just an enrollment number.

East Central University

102 Administration
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
877-310-5628

East Central is a member institution of the Oklahoma System of Higher Education.  The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges is the governing body.

East Central University offers thirty-two baccalaureate degrees, seven master's degrees and a number of certification programs.  Although over 4400 students attend ECU, class sizes are small, allowing faculty to devote their attention to each and every student.  Quality teaching and concern for student learning are ever most at the forefront of faculty interests and pursuits.  This is a university committed to students.

Southern Oklahoma Technology Center

2610 Sam Noble Parkway
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
800-989-4599

and
SOTC-EC Murray County Branch
4000 West Highway 7
Sulphur, Oklahoma  73086
580-622-6710