About University of Central Oklahoma

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO or Central) is a public academic world in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with exceeding 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 addition faculty. Founded in 1890, the University of Central Oklahoma was one of the first institutions of cutting edge learning to be standard in what would become the allow in of Oklahoma, making it one of the oldest universities in the southwest region of the United States. It is home to the American branch of the British Academy of Contemporary Music in downtown Oklahoma City.

Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a share of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central allowance of the state. The population is approximately 94,054, according to estimates from ESRI. Edmond is the fifth largest city in the confess of Oklahoma.

The city borders the northern boundary of Oklahoma City. Two major highways link up Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City: U.S. Route 77 (Broadway Extension), which runs along the west side of Edmond, and Interstate 35, which runs through the middle of Edmond. Historic U.S. Route 66 enters Edmond from the east as it passes just north of Arcadia Lake (Oklahoma) to associate 2nd Street. As U.S. 66 continues west upon 2nd Street it joins U.S. 77 in downtown Edmond, where it turns south as Broadway. Public transportation is provided by Citylink Edmond bus service.