In 1938 the State Junior College Committee, University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State University accredited the college for one year of higher education and in 1939 it received accreditation as a two-year institution.
[2] In 1974, the college became a full member of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
In 1966 the college was located in an old post office[3] at Rogers and Bickford streets.
In 1971, construction began on its current location at 1300 South Country Club Road.
The campus has grown to encompass seven major building complexes situated on thirty-seven acres.