About University of Central Oklahoma

Generally referred to as the Central or UCO, the University of Central Oklahoma is a non-profit institution of research and higher education in the Edmond city of Oklahoma, United States. Originally set up as a Territorial Normal School in 1890, it was the oldest such institution in Oklahoma and officially began classes in the year 1891. In 1904, the name of the institution was changed to Central State Normal School and then to Central State Teachers College in 1919 before it became the Central State College in 1939. In 1971, the state legislature granted it the authority to award postgraduate degrees in arts and business administration and, thus, granted it the university status under the name Central State University. UCO adopted its current name in the year 1991.

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