ABOUT
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) is a public college in Goodwell, Oklahoma. OPSU is a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. General governance of the institution is provided by the Board of Regents of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges.
Academic programs and financial support are authorized and coordinated through the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
History
In 1908, the Oklahoma Legislature passed legislation stating that, ” each of the Supreme Court judicial districts [shall have] a district agricultural school of secondary grade for instruction in agriculture and mechanics and allied branches, and domestic science, and economics, with courses of instruction leading to the Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the state normal schools”.[1]
Oklahoma Panhandle State University was created in response to this act and opened in 1909 as Pan-Handle Agricultural Institute, (PAI) offering secondary agricultural education for the Panhandle area. PAI began offering courses to prepare public school teachers in 1915.[1] In 1921, the legislature authorized the school to offer a two-year college curriculum, and the name was changed to Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College (PAMC).
The college began offering four-year degree programs in 1925. In 1967, the school was designated as Oklahoma Panhandle State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. In 1974, the university assumed its present name.
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Is Oklahoma Panhandle State University d1?
As a member of the NAIA Division I, OPSU competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference conference.
Is Oklahoma Panhandle State University good?
OPSU landed the #2,071 spot in College Actual’s 2022 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,576 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. Out of the 36 colleges in Oklahoma, OPSU is ranked at #31.