Shawnee Oklahoma Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Located at Interstate 40 and Highway 18, Gordon Cooper offers a high-tech, hands-on learning environment designed to connect people with the workplace.

The Gordon Cooper district includes parts of 11 counties, but primarily serves Pottawatomie, Seminole and Lincoln counties. The school offers training in the areas of welding, health sciences, practical nursing, aviation maintenance, automotive collision repair, automotive service, business, computer networking, child care, computer-aided drafting, conventional and computer numerical control machining, telecommunications and electronics, computer graphic design, marketing, electrical careers, masonry trades, construction, heating and air conditioning, diesel, and occupational services.

The Gordon Cooper adult training and development department offers short-term evening classes to enable adults to upgrade job skills or train for a new career. The school also offers a variety of services for businesses and industries in the district.

Gordon Cooper Technology Center is changing with the times and technology to prepare adult and high school students for success and more secure futures.

For more information on Gordon Cooper Technology Center please contact the office at 405.273.7493.
www.gctech.org

From the towering spire of Raley Chapel to the historic stained glass of Stubble field Chapel, Oklahoma Baptist University offers visitors a wide range of views and events. OBU provides many of the classic fixtures of a liberal arts university, with a quadrangle, an oval drive, picturesque water fountains, and even a golden bison statue in tribute to the university's mascot.

While the 189-acre campus, known as Bison Hill, stands on the highest point of land in the community, OBU offers more than scenic beauty. Through-out the year, numerous events are offered for students and guests including musical and theatrical performances, athletic contests, art presentations, and planetarium programs. OBU has an average enrollment of approximately 2,200 students coming from nearly every state in the Union and more than 25 foreign countries. Today, OBU has in excess of 20,000 alumni scattered across all 50 states and 60 foreign countries.

The university offers nine different bachelor's degrees, with more than 75 majors. OBU has five schools and colleges: arts and sciences, fine arts, Christian service, business and nursing. For ten consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has listed OBU as one of the top ten regional liberal arts colleges in the western United States.

Campus Driving Tour 405.878.2706
Musical Events 405.878.2305
OBU Theatre 405.878.2347
Planetarium 405.878.2108
Campus Events 405.878.2402
Athletic Events 450.878.2136
Homecoming 405.878.2706

Oklahoma Baptist University
500 West University
Shawnee, OK 74804
405.878.2109
www.okbu.edu

St. Gregory's University, Oklahoma's fastest-growing university, is home to a vibrant and active community of nearly 800 students, a nurturing faculty and staff and the monastic community of St. Gregory's Abbey. Founded by the Benedictine monks in 1875, the university is an outstanding resource for educational, spiritual, cultural, athletic and recreational activities. St. Gregory's also features a variety of facilities suitable for meetings, receptions, conferences, retreats, reunions and other special events. We look forward to having you as our guest!

www.stgregorys.edu