About Us
Community Care College is a non-traditional, non-profit career college that was founded to launch aspiring professionals with the skills they need to bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be.
Whether young professionals want a meaningful career without investing four years at a traditional college or parents want to set an example for their kids by pursuing their higher education, or an individual who has had to put their own career on the back burner while taking care of other responsibilities, Community Care College helps people reach their goals and take one step closer in living the lives they saw for themselves.
Since we started in 1995, Community Care College has been helping individuals do work that matters and pursue careers they love:
- For those who enjoy a career of caring for others, we have programs in Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Veterinary Assisting, and Early Childhood Education.
- For those looking to work in an office setting or thinking about pursuing options in corporate America, we offer programs in Accounting, Business and Industry Management, Paralegal Studies, Healthcare Administration, and Medical Billing and Coding.
- For those looking for something out of the norm, programs like Surgical Technology and Fitness and Health Training allow you to pursue specialized fields that are unique and exciting.
Our History
Community Care College was founded in 1995 by the career-education champion, Teresa Knox.
As a 4th generation Oklahoman, Teresa worked as a dental assistant for 7 years when she found an opportunity to train dental assistants on the side. She saw how much her life had changed since she enrolled in a college that focused on career-building skills and wanted to help others in the same way. She loved being able to help someone else who was also looking to take their life to another level so, in 1995, she officially started a school dedicated to helping other aspiring professionals like herself. She named the school “Dental Directions, The School of Dental Assisting.”
Career education helped Teresa take charge of her future, and she spent the next two decades building an institution that helped thousands of others do the same.
After seeing the need for highly-trained phlebotomists and medical assistants in the Tulsa area, Teresa knew that to continue to impact more lives, Dental Directions would have to expand its programs. She soon changed its name to Community Care College and expanded the programs offered to train paraprofessionals looking to gain experience in healthcare, business, and other lifestyle fields. With over 10 programs offered online or on the campus during the day or in the evening, Community Care College has successfully graduated thousands of skilled-individuals and continues to serve hundreds of students every year.
Due to the growing market demand for exceptionally trained professionals and the success of Community Care College graduates in the workplace, the single campus was expanded to add two more locations on Sheridan Road in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Clary Sage College was founded in 2006 and Oklahoma Technical College followed in 2009. All three colleges have continued to serve thousands of graduates over the years because since the first college was opened in 1995, the unwavering belief of everyone at the institution is that a rewarding career is the foundation of positive life change and ultimate happiness.
In the summer of 2015, Community Care College, Clary Sage College, and Oklahoma Technical College started operating under Community HigherEd, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and public charity, and continue, as always, to fulfill the mission of empowering thousands of individuals with career-focused and skills-based training.
The Culture of C.A.R.E.S.
We believe in more than just education; we believe in fostering a culture of Courtesy, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Success. At Community Care College, these core values shape every aspect of our community and guide our approach to education.
We are committed to creating an environment where every student feels supported and empowered to achieve their best.
CCC offers a diverse list of programs to serve the wide-ranging interests of our students and the broad needs of our community.
With more than 50 percent of our students studying online, CCC understands that life can’t be put on pause while you pursue your dreams and with so many of our programs offered online or in the evening, you can do what you love without sacrificing your current responsibilities.
With a practical approach to education, CCC focuses on high-quality, industry-based curriculum to give students the skills, tools, and practice they need to be prepared for their new careers after graduation. Pursuing a dream career never looked so good!
Our mission is to prepare you to meet tomorrow’s challenges today.
CCC’s instructors are caring and dedicated to helping you reach your career goals.
Education for a Brighter Future
As a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) college, the mission of CCC, CSC, and OTC is to transform lives and contribute to society by providing career-focused higher education opportunities to students to obtain successful employment, develop leadership skills, and serve their communities.
Accreditation and Licensing
Community Care College is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and licensed by OBPVS. The Medical Assistant program (residential) is programmatically accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). The Surgical Technologist program is programmatically accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 302
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 247-4212
accsc.org
Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools
3700 North Classen Blvd., Suite 250
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2864
(405) 528-3370
obpvs.ok.gov
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 – 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
caahep.org
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314 N.
Falls Church, VA 22043
P. (703) 917-9503
abhes.org
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