OKLAHOMA CITY
Plans to offer four-year degrees in elementary education at four Oklahoma community colleges will help increase the number of elementary school teachers in the state, authorities said.
Mid-America Christian University plans to broadcast courses this spring to rented classrooms at Western Oklahoma State University in Altus, Seminole State College, Redlands Community College in El Reno and Carl Albert State College in Poteau.
The school expects about a dozen students at each location. The program will allow students at the four community colleges to gain their degrees without traveling to a four-year campus.
“We are making higher education more accessible to more parts of the state,” university President John Fozard said.
“Our classes emphasize workplace and personal ethics,” he said. “Teachers play a vital role in educating and preparing the next generation for a lifetime of learning, and we are proud to equip these much-needed professionals.”
The program is aimed at students who have earned or are close to earning an associate’s degree.
