Connors State College

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Connors State College

Connors Logo
Other name	CSC
Former names	Connors State School of Agriculture
Motto	Building Futures One at a Time
Type	Public community college
Established	1908
Academic affiliation	Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges
President	Ronald Ramming
Academic staff	80
Administrative staff	100
Students	2350
Location	Warner , Oklahoma , U.S.
Campus	Rural
Colors	Orange, black, white
Sporting affiliations	NJCAA Division I
Mascot	Cowboys
Website	connorsstate.edu

Connors State College is a public community college in Warner and Muskogee, Oklahoma.

The college was founded as an agricultural high school in 1908 and was quickly converted to a school of agriculture.^[1]

When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the Oklahoma Constitution specified that the state should have an agricultural school in each of the State Supreme Court Judicial Districts. These schools would be granted at least 80 acres (32 ha), and be overseen by Oklahoma's Board of Agriculture. In the First Judicial District, Warner, Oklahoma vied with Muskogee as the school location. Led by State Senator Campbell Russell, Warner residents donated 160 acres (65 ha) for the school and Warner won the competition. The school was named in honor of John P. Connors, the Board of Agriculture's first president.^[2]

In March 1927, the Oklahoma Legislature made the school an accredited junior college and renamed it as Connors State Agricultural College. In 1941, the school was put under the oversight of newly created Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. In 1944, it was transferred to the Board of Regents for Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. It was again renamed as Connors State College of Agriculture and Applied Science in 1967.^[2]

The college has two sites, in Warner and Muskogee, Oklahoma. Connors State College Muskogee previously occupied the Charles Haskell building in downtown Muskogee. It closed in 2011, moving all classes to other properties in the area.^[3] In 2015 Connors State College open a brand new building at its Port Campus in Muskogee.^[4]

The school offers certificates and associate degrees.

The Connors State athletic teams are called the Cowboys and Cowgirls. The college is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), primarily competing in the Bi-State Conference within the NJCAA Region 2.

Connors State competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and softball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, rodeo and shooting sports.

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• Alan Hays - politician
• George Kottaras - professional baseball player
• Julio Lugo - professional baseball player
• Jordan Romano - professional baseball player
• Kayse Shrum - physician and academic administrator^[5]
• Phyllis Yargee, Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor (2003–2007)^[6]

• Marlon Coleman, politician and Baptist minister

• Official website
• Official athletics website
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Connors State College

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