Four-year University Experience Coming to Downtown Tulsa

TULSA, OK -- Students looking to earn a bachelor’s degree and stay in Tulsa will benefit with the creation of College Park, a public four-year university experience in one location. In announcing the expanded partnership between Tulsa Community College and Oklahoma State University-tulsa, leaders also announced Osu-tulsa has commitments for $500,000 to help fund scholarships for College Park students.

“College Park is a direct response to calls for an affordable, public, four-year higher education option combining TCC’S nationally recognized experience in the first two years of higher education, and Osutulsa’s role as a public, metropolitan urban-serving research university,” said Dr. Leigh Goodson, TCC president and CEO. “In addition, this new collaboration allows us to offer degree programs tailored to the needs of our region’s economy.”

College Park is located at Osutulsa with courses taught by faculty from TCC and OSU and builds on the collaboration started in January 2020 with Linkeddegree.

“Our goal is to improve access to bachelor’s degrees for all Tulsans and reduce equity gaps in bachelor’s degree attainment,” said Dr. Pamela Fry, Osu-tulsa president. “Two of the state’s leading institutions combining forces to create this experience for students will not only increase the number of bachelor’s degrees in Tulsa, but also save taxpayers money and help attract companies to invest in northeast Oklahoma.”

Capitalizing on existing infrastructure, College Park students will complete their four-year university experience in a single location, surrounded by Osu-tulsa and TCC support and resources. Eligible students can utilize Tulsa Achieves with additional scholarship support toward the costs of the junior and senior years from Osu-tulsa.

College Park students learn in a fully guided and supported cohort program, which is a group learning environment that builds collaboration. College Park also provides access to shared student services, including early advising, career counseling and wellness, as well as research facilities and specialized faculty.

Applications open May 3 for Fall 2021, when two cohorts of business students will begin taking TCC classes at Osu-tulsa and move into Osu-tulsa courses in their junior year.

College Park will offer daytime classes for the full-time cohort and evening classes for the part-time cohort of business students. Additional academic programs will be added in the future.

To learn more about College Park, visit collegeparktulsa.com.