Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma, USA. As of the revised 2004 census report, the city had a total population of 387,807, with 930,842 in the greater metro area. It is the county seat of Tulsa County.

Education

Tulsa is home to a large variety of colleges and universities, including:

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• University of Tulsa
• Oral Roberts University
• Oklahoma State University - Tulsa
• University of Oklahoma - Tulsa
• Spartan School of Aeronautics
• Langston University - Tulsa
• St. Gregory's University - Tulsa
• Tulsa Community College (four campuses)
• Tulsa Technology Center (three campuses)
• Phillips Theological Seminary

Oklahoma State University's nationally ranked College of Osteopathic Medicine and University of Tulsa's College of Law are also both located in Tulsa. Also nearby are campuses of Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, Broken Arrow, Muskogee), Rogers State University (Claremore, Bartlesville, Pryor), Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Bartlesville), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Colllege (Miami), and RHEMA Bible Training Center (Broken Arrow).

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Elementary education is offered by Tulsa Public Schools, Union Public Schools, Jenks Public Schools, Broken Arrow Public Schools, and Bixby Public Schools. In addition, there are multiple parochial elementary and middle schools in the Tulsa metropolitan area. There are nine public high schools in the Tulsa school district with many more in the suburbs. Among the most prominent private secondary schools are Bishop Kelley School, Cascia Hall and Holland Hall School.

Related Topics:
Bishop Kelley School - Holland Hall School

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Libraries

The Tulsa City-County Library system is the largest in the state of Oklahoma, containing 1.7 million volumes in 25 library facilities (map):

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• Central

Regionals:

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• Zarrow (West)
• Rudisill (North)
• Martin (East)
• Hardesty (South)

Tulsa Branches:

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• Brookside
• Genealogy Center
• Peggy Helmerich
• Kendall-Whittier
• Library @ 51st
• Maxwell Park
• Nathan Hale
• Schusterman-Benson
• Suburban Acres

Suburban Branches:

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• Bixby
• Broken Arrow
• Charles Page (in Sand Springs)
• Collinsville
• Glenpool
• Jenks
• Owasso
• Pratt (in Sand Springs)
• Skiatook
• South Broken Arrow
• Sperry

Central houses the American Indian Resource Center, Rudisill has the African-American Resource Center, and Martin has the Hispanic Resource Center. TCCL is very active in the community, holding events and programs at most library locations, including free computer classes, children's storytimes, business and job assistance, and many others.

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The library system provides access to dozens of online databases for reliable information on a variety of topics. Many of these are accessible from home with a valid library card number. There are many other research tools available, including an award-winning database of frequently-asked questions.

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