The school was known as Cordell Christian College as its founding in 1907.
When it reopened in 1921, after a three-year hiatus, it was called Western Oklahoma Christian College.
[1] J. H. Lawton, of Denton, Texas, was appointed the first president of the college in 1907.
[2] Oklahoma Christian College's sports teams were known as the Mustangs.
OCC became a member of the Oklahoma Junior College Conference (OJCC) in 1926.