Colleges in McAlester Oklahoma

County: Pittsburg

Incorporated: 1899

Land Area: 15.7 square miles

Population Density: 1172 people per square mile

Population: 18,388

Population change since 2000: 3.40%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (73.6%), American Indian (14.1%), Black (8.7%), Two or more races (4.4%), Hispanic (3.0%), Other race (1.3%)

Ancestries (City): Irish (9.3%), German (9.1%), United States (8.4%), English (7.3%), Italian (3.5%), Dutch (1.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (76.3 miles , pop. 74,859)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (83.4 miles , pop. 393,049)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (158.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580)

Nearest cities: Krebs, OK (1.6 miles ), Alderson, OK (2.2 miles ), Savanna, OK (2.8 miles ), Haileyville, OK (3.5 miles ), Northwest Pittsburg, OK (3.5 miles ), Twin Cities, OK (3.5 miles ), Hartshorne, OK (3.6 miles ), Crowder, OK (3.8 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in McAlester: Mc Alester Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 6,375, Local Ops: 2,125, Military Ops: 50)

McAlester Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

Number of college students below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 78.30%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.70%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.50%

Colleges/Universities in McAlester:

KIAMICHI TECHNOLOGY CENTER-MCALESTER

Full-time enrollment: 122, Location: 301 KIAMICHI DR, Public

AMERICAN BEAUTY INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 18, Location: 415 NORTH MAIN, Private, for-profit

DIXON COLLEGE

Location: 115 N FIRST ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to McAlester:

EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

about 54 miles, ADA, OK, Full-time enrollment: 3,429

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 74 miles, DURANT, OK, FT enrollment: 3,165

ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY

about 79 miles, TULSA, OK, FT enrollment: 3,309

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 82 miles, TULSA, OK, FT enrollment: 8,727

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

about 84 miles, TAHLEQUAH, OK, FT enrollment: 6,610

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

about 85 miles, TULSA, OK, FT enrollment: 3,760

WESTARK COLLEGE

about 89 miles, FT SMITH, AR, FT enrollment: 3,472