Education & Training
Higher Education | Career Tech
Higher Education
Career preparation and continued adult education add to the success and achievements of individuals in Bartlesville. Two four-year universities and a technology school provide excellent opportunities for higher education in Bartlesville. Additional higher education institutions and opportunities for postgraduate studies are available just 40 minutes south in Tulsa.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OWU)
Located in Bartlesville, OWU is a four-year private liberal arts college with an enrollment of about 600 students. OWU offers undergraduate degrees in accounting, business administration, communications, English, human resources, mathematics and nursing as well as many graduate programs.
www.okwu.edu
Rogers State University (RSU)
RSU Emphasizes accounting, telecommunications, business administration and management, marketing and computer programming. The Bartlesville campus and RSU's main campus in nearby Claremore, offer classes via television and the Internet in addition to the traditional classroom environment.
www.rsu.edu
Nearby Universities (located in Tulsa 40 minutes south of Bartlesville)
The University of Tulsa (TU)
TU is a private university, and provides academic offerings in business, communications, engineering, law, liberal arts and music. TU is internationally recognized for programs related to petroleum exploration and development.
Oral Roberts University (ORU)
ORU places its academic focus on business, communications, engineering, liberal arts, music, nursing and theology. The university is a private institution founded by evangelist Oral Roberts.
Oklahoma State University (OSU)-Tulsa
OSU-Tulsa, has expanded course offerings to provide more than 80 degree choices at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Master and doctoral degrees are also available from OU and OSU through the OU/OSU Research center located at the OSU-Tulsa campus.
University of Oklahoma (OU)-Tulsa
OU-Tulsa, places its academic focus on allied health, architecture, arts and sciences, fine arts, liberal studies, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Master and doctoral degrees are available.
Friends University (Coffeyville & Wichita, KS)
Friends University is an accredited university located in Wichita with a total enrollment of approximately 3,000 students, including outreach programs throughout the state of Kansas, including Coffeyville. Founded in 1898, the liberal arts university has doubled its enrollment in the past 10 years. Friends has accomplished this by offering innovative one night per week programs and a cutting edge delivery system that allows adults to maintain their current lifestyle while attending college to complete their Bachelor’s degree or Masters degree.
Career Tech Training
Tri County Technology Center (TCTC)
TCTC, located in Bartlesville, offers an individualized learning environment. More than 600 full-time day students and over 3000 adult and industry daytime as well as evening short-term course students attend TCTC per semester. Daytime programs include cosmetology, business and computer technology, culinary arts, dental assisting, paralegal studies and commercial printing and design. TCTC also offers short-term evening and community education classes.
www.tctc.org