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Former names | Oakland City College (1885–1995) |
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| Motto | Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1885 (details) |
Religious affiliation | General Association of General Baptists |
| Endowment | Unreported |
| President | Ron D. Dempsey |
Academic staff | 200 |
| Undergraduates | 2,350 |
| Location | , , U.S. 38°20′24″N 87°21′06″W / 38.3399°N 87.3518°W |
| Campus | Small town |
| Colors | Columbia Blue, Navy Blue & White |
| Nickname | Mighty Oaks |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – River States[1] |
| Website | www |
Oakland City University (OCU) is a private university affiliated with the General Baptist Church and located in Oakland City, Indiana. It is the only General Baptist Church-affiliated college or university in the United States. Founded in 1885, it has slowly grown to the present student enrollment of about 1,200 on the main campus and, counting all sites, about 2,000 total.
In addition to the institution's Oakland City main campus, the university has satellite campuses in Evansville, Indianapolis, Rockport and Bedford. The Bedford branch is housed in the former headquarters of the Indiana Limestone Company.[2] These sites emphasizes experiential application over objectives and theory. Students from a wide age range attend OCU. Courses are provided in an accelerated pace and condensed format, much like how summer school operates in more traditional programs. Students may take one or two courses at a time and enroll as full-time.
- ^ VSN Staff (31 March 2020). "NAIA Approves Five Institutions for Membership". Victory Sports Network. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Robert K. Poinsett and Craig Charron (January 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indiana Limestone Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.