Higher Education
Oklahoma City is home to several colleges and universities, including Oklahoma City University (formerly called Epworth University) in Midtown.
The University of Oklahoma is well represented in the city and metropolitan area, with the OU Medical Center due east of downtown and the main OU campus located in the suburb of Norman. OU is one of only 4 major universities in the nation to have all 6 medical schools, and the OU Medical Center is the nation's largest independent medical center, and employs over 12,000 people.[citation needed]
The third-largest university in the state, the University of Central Oklahoma, is located just north of the city in the suburb of Edmond. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is located in the Furniture District on the Westside. Oklahoma City Community College in south OKC is the second largest community college in the state. Just east of Oklahoma City is Rose State College located in Midwest City. Northeast of the city is the only historically black college in the state, Langston University.
There are also a number of private colleges and universities throughout the city and surrounding suburbs, including:
The city is also home to the FAA's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. This facility provides the first federal training for the nation's Air Traffic Controllers.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
