Oklahoma State University
10/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2025 11:03
Growing Capacity: Expanding Impact
Growing Capacity: Expanding Impact
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Manager, CEAT Marketing and Communications | 405-744-5831 | [email protected]
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The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology has undergone unprecedented growth.
Our physical footprint now includes over 140,000 square feet of advanced laboratory space, and our graduate students benefit from more than 9,000 square feet of dedicated work areas, with nearly 100 new office spaces added this fall.
We have seen a steady increase in enrollment. With 908 freshmen joining CEAT in fall 2024, we had 4,159 students - a 13% increase in enrollment.
"We're not just growing. We're multiplying impact, square foot by square foot, student by student, solution by solution."
CEAT has experienced 90% growth in research expenditure in the last five years, with the annual research expenditure going over $34 million in the recent academic year 2024-25. In the same academic year, the annual research awards have gone over $28 million.
CEAT is investing deeply in the state's future through impactful extension and outreach programs that span all 77 counties and reach a global audience.
The New Product Development Center supports small businesses by delivering engineering services, doubling its client base in five years and producing over 30 prototypes annually.
Fire Service Training prepared more than 47,000 emergency responders in 2024 and expanded its facilities with new training grounds, equipment and high-impact conferences.
STEM outreach trained 365 teachers, indirectly impacting 10,000 students, while CEAT Professional Development launched two major centers and formed key partnerships with organizations like Walmart and the Oklahoma Center for Rural Health.
The Center for Local Government Technology enhances training and provides necessary tools to county assessors and deputies for fair and equitable property assessments. It offers 184 classes, serving 6,437 students and totaling 78,226 hours of instruction.
The International Fire Service Training Association/Fire Protection Publications expects 350,000 users on its learning platform by 2025. The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress extended its global accreditation efforts with new members from Malta, South Africa, Taiwan and India.
From K-12 STEM engagement to rural emergency training, CEAT's mission is unmistakably land-grant: knowledge in action, everywhere it's needed.
Photos by: Brandy Devous and Desa James
Story by: Desa James | IMPACT Magazine
Story By: Desa James, Communications Coordinator | [email protected]
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