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1970

Originally named Oscar Rose Junior College in memory of Oscar V. Rose, a well-known Midwest City–Del City superintendent of schools, Rose State College offered its first classes on September 21, 1970.

Oklahoma Journal (Oklahoma City), 17 and 21 September 1970.

Rose State College offered its first classes on September 21, 1970.

Rose State College opened its doors in the fall of 1970 as ‘Oscar Rose Junior College’ with a desire to provide higher education to the community with a handful of students and only one building.

Rose State College has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,700 in 1970 to a regular fall enrollment of approximately 8,200.

1973

In December 1973, the junior college became a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, after approval from the Rose State College Board of Trustees.

1983

The school was renamed Rose State College by Senate Bill Number 9 in April 1983 that went into effect on November 1, 1983.

1995

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 20 September 1995.

1999

Part of the college was destroyed by a tornado on May 3, 1999; some of the damage in this area was rated high-end F4 on the Fujita scale, although F5 was considered.

2001

Popularity of the dental hygiene and dental assistant programs led to the construction of the Health Sciences Annex, completed in 2001.

2012

Logo Tower, Rose State College(2012.201.b1109.0464, photo by Jim Argo, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS).

2020

In 2020, Rose State celebrates its 50th anniversary as a center of academic learning for students from 66 counties in Oklahoma, 34 United States states and 25 countries.

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