TONKAWA – Northern Oklahoma College Maverick athletes earned a 3.31 GPA for the fall semester, according to NOC Athletic Director Jeremy Hise.
NOC Tonkawa sports include men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, cheer, softball, and baseball.
The highest GPA was earned by women’s soccer with a 3.56 while baseball earned a 3.54. Six of the seven programs earned above a 3.00 GPA.
“Congratulations to all of our student-athletes who have put in the hard work in the classroom,” Hise said. Also, congratulations to all of our coaches for encouraging and motivating our student-athletes.”
“This was our highest since I have been athletic director and I couldn’t be prouder of our student-athletes and coaches,” Hise added.
The previous high for campus GPA was 3.21.
Hise added that several programs have a chance to be top 10 in the nation or possibly compete for an Academic National Championship if the students maintain these grades in the spring semester.
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services which create life-changing experiences and develop students as effective learners and leaders within their communities in a connected, ever changing world.
NOC, a public two year community college, serves 4,200 students on the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater, online, and the University Center in Ponca City.
In 2019, NOC celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the Enid campus and a 15-year partnership with OSU for the Gateway Program.
NOC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science. The associate degree fulfills lower-division course work which is applicable towards a bachelor’s degree.
Call (580) 628-6200 for more information about Northern Oklahoma College or visit www.noc.edu .
