Connors State College is a

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in Warner and

Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee () is the 13th-largest city in Oklahoma and is the county seat of Muskogee County, Oklahoma, Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of ...

History

The college was founded as an agricultural high school in 1908 and was quickly converted to a school of agriculture. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the Oklahoma Constitution specified that the state should have an agricultural school in each of the State Supreme Court Judicial Districts. These schools would be granted at least , and be overseen by Oklahoma's Board of Agriculture. In the First Judicial District, Warner, Oklahoma vied with Muskogee as the school location. Led by State Senator Campbell Russell, Warner residents donated for the school and Warner won the competition. The school was named in honor of John P. Connors, the Board of Agriculture's first president."Connors State College."
''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. White, Jimmie L., Jr. Retrieved February 17, 2014. In March 1927, the Oklahoma Legislature made the school an accredited junior college and renamed it as Connors State Agricultural College. In 1941, the school was put under the oversight of newly created Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. In 1944, it was transferred to the Board of Regents for Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. It was again renamed as Connors State College of Agriculture and Applied Science in 1967.

Campuses

The college has two sites, in Warner and

. Connors State College Muskogee previously occupied the Charles Haskell building in downtown Muskogee. It closed in 2011, moving all classes to other properties in the area. In 2015 Connors State College open a brand new building at its Port Campus in Muskogee.

Academics

The school offers certificates and

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Athletics

The Connors State athletic teams are called the Cowboys and Cowgirls. The college is a member of the

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(NJCAA), primarily competing in the

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within the NJCAA Region 2. Connors State competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and softball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, rodeo and shooting sports.

Notable people

* Alan Hays - politician * George Kottaras - professional baseball player *

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- professional baseball player * Jordan Romano - professional baseball player * Kayse Shrum - physician and academic administrator * Phyllis Yargee, Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor (2003–2007)

Former faculty

* Marlon Coleman, politician and Baptist minister

Gallery

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website

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